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Isaiah 55:3-5
New King James Version
Isaiah 55:3-5
New King James Version
3 Incline your ear, and (A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (C)sure mercies of David.
4 Indeed I have given him as (D)a witness to the people,
(E)A leader and commander for the people.
5 (F)Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
(G)And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
(H)For He has glorified you.”
Isaiah 55:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 55:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that [a]you may (B)live;
And I will make (C)an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the (D)faithful mercies [b]shown to David.
4 Behold, I have made (E)him a witness to the peoples,
A (F)leader and commander for the peoples.
5 Behold, you will call a (G)nation you do not know,
And a nation which does not know you will (H)run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel;
For He has (I)glorified you.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:3 Lit your soul
- Isaiah 55:3 Lit of David
Isaiah 55:3-5
Amplified Bible
Isaiah 55:3-5
Amplified Bible
3
“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.(A)
4
“Listen carefully, I have appointed [a]him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],
A leader and commander to the peoples.
5
“In fact, you [b][Israel] will call a nation that you do not know,
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:4 Or Him (the Messiah Himself).
- Isaiah 55:5 The identification of the one addressed here is uncertain. A large number of authorities believe it to be Israel, as here indicated, but other interpreters think it is the Messiah [the second David], or David as His representative.
Isaiah 55:3-5
New International Version
Isaiah 55:3-5
New International Version
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)
4 See, I have made him a witness(F) to the peoples,
a ruler and commander(G) of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations(H) you know not,
and nations you do not know will come running to you,(I)
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One(J) of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.”(K)
Isaiah 55:3-5
King James Version
Isaiah 55:3-5
King James Version
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
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