New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 55:3
31Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that 2you may 3live; And I will make 4an everlasting covenant with you, According to the 5faithful mercies 6shown to David.
Isaiah 55:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.
Context of Isaiah 55:3
1“Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. 2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance. Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David. 4Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, A leader and commander for the peoples. 5Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which knows you not will run to you, Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.”
Read all of Isaiah 55Isaiah 55:3 word by word
הַטּ֤וּ אָזְנְכֶם֙ וּלְכ֣וּ אֵלַ֔י שִׁמְע֖וּ וּתְחִ֣י נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וְאֶכְרְתָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֔ם חַֽסְדֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
- Inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- your earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- and comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: comeH1980
- Listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- And I will makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
- an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
- merciesחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- shown to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
Cross-references for Isaiah 55:3
- Psalms 78:1Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end.
- Proverbs 4:20My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
- Matthew 11:28“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
- John 6:37All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
- John 7:37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Matthew 13:16But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
- Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”
- John 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
- John 8:47He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”
- John 10:27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
- Isaiah 54:8In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you,” Says the Lord your Redeemer.
- Isaiah 61:8For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.
- Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
- 2 Samuel 23:5Truly is not my house so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Ordered in all things, and secured; For all my salvation and all my desire, Will He not indeed make it grow?
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
Commentaries on Isaiah 55:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I will make an everlasting covenant - Hebrews עולם ברית לכם אכרתה echrethah lachem berith olam, "I will cut the old or everlasting covenant sacrifice with you." That covenant sacrifice which was pointed out of old from the very beginning; and which is to last to the consummation of ages; viz., the Lamb of God that was slain from the foundation of the world. The sure mercies of David - That is, says Kimchi, "The Messiah," called here David; as it is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live: Those who obey God's word find eternal life (see also Isaiah 55:11). an everlasting covenant … promised to David: God gave King David a special promise to preserve his royal line (see 2 Samuel 7:15–16). God promised that David’s family line would continue forever. This promise is fulfilled in the kingship of the Messiah (God’s chosen king), Jesus Christ (see Isaiah 9:6–7; 11:1–16; Acts 2:22–36; 13:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. me ... live--by coming to me ye shall live: for "I am the life" (Joh 14:6). everlasting covenant--(Jr 32:40; 2Sa 23:5). with you ... David--God's covenant is with the antitypical David, Messiah (Eze 34:23), and so with us by our identification with Him. sure--answering to "everlasting," irrevocable, unfailing, to be relied on (Psa 89:2-4, 28, 29, 34-36; Jr 33:20, 21; 2Sa 7:15, 16; 2Co 1:18-20). mercies of David--the mercies of grace (Is 63:7; Joh 1:16)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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