New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 55:2-6

2Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do youspendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701for what isnot breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,And your wagesוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.KhemH3018for whatH7654does not satisfyH7654?Listenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085carefullyשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085to Me, andeatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398whatH2896is goodH2896, Anddelightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026yourselfנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315in abundanceבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186your earאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241and comeוּלְכ֣וּu.le.KhuH1980to Me.Listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085, that you mayliveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421;And I will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with you, According to thefaithfulהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539merciesחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617shown to Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005,I have madeנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414him a witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to the peoplesלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816, Aleaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057and commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.VehH6680for the peoplesלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

5Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,you will callתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121anationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471you do not knowתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045,And a nationוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471which knowsיְדָע֖וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045you not willrunיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to you,Becauseלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,even the Holyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; For He hasglorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סfe.'a.RakhH6286you.”

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068while He may be foundבְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹbe.hi.ma.tze.'OH4672;Callקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121upon Him while He is nearקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138.

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