American Standard Version

Isaiah 55

1Ho,everyonethatthirsteth, come yetothewatersלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,andhethathathnomoneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701; come ye,buyשִׁבְרוּ֙shiv.RuH7666,andeatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּve.'e.Kho.luH398; yea, come,buyשִׁבְר֗וּshiv.RuH7666wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andmilkוְחָלָֽב׃ve.cha.LavH2461withoutmoneyכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701andwithoutprice.

2Whereforedoyespendmoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701forthatwhichisnotbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899?andyourlaborforthatwhichsatisfiethnot? hearkendiligentlyuntome,andeatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398yethatwhichisgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,andletyoursoulH5315delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026itselfinfatnessבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186yourearאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,andcome untome;hearH8085,andyoursoulH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421:andIwillmakeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772aneverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withyou, eventhesuremerciesofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Behold,IhavegivenH5414himforawitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707tothepeoplesH3816,aleaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057andcommandertothepeoplesH3816.

5Behold, thou shaltcallתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121anationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471thatthou knowestnot;andanationוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471thatknewH3045nottheeshallrunיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323unto thee,becauseofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andfortheHolyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forhehathglorifiedH6286thee.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875yeJehovahwhilehemaybeH1961foundH4672;callקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121yeuponhimwhileheisnear:

7letthewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563forsakeיַעֲזֹ֤בya.'a.ZoH5800hiswayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870,andtheunrighteousmanH376histhoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284;andlethimreturnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725untoJehovah,andhewillhavemercyH7355uponhim;andtoourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,forhewillabundantlypardon.

8Formythoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284arenotyourthoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284,neitherareyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870mywaysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870, saithJehovah.

9Forastheheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064arehigherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thantheearthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651aremywaysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361thanyourwaysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,andmythoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284thanyourthoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10Forastherainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653comethdownיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381andthesnowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andreturnethnotthither,butwatereththeearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andmakethitbringH7725forthוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205andbud,andgivethseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233tothesowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899totheeater;

11soH3651shallmywordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697beH1961thatgoethforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318outofmymouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310:itshallnotreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725untomevoid,butitshallaccomplishthatwhichIplease,anditshallprosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743inthethingH1697wheretoIsentH7971it.

12Foryeshallgoתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318outwithjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057,andbeledforthH3318withpeaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965:themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022andthehillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389shallbreakיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476forthH3318beforeyouintosinging;andallthetreesH6086ofthefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shallclapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222theirhandsH3709.

13Insteadofthethornshallcomeupthefir-tree;andinsteadofthebriershallcomeupthemyrtle-tree:anditshallbeH1961toJehovahforanameלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034,foraneverlastingsignלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226thatshallnotbeH1961cutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772off.

Commentaries on Isaiah 55

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