Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 55:1
1“Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the water, and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Isaiah 55:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- New International Version (NIV)“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
Context of Isaiah 55:1
“Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the water, 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? Your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance. 3Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, so that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the trustworthy loyalty to David.
Read all of Isaiah 55Isaiah 55:1 word by word
ה֤וֹי כָּל־צָמֵא֙ לְכ֣וּ לַמַּ֔יִם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין־ל֖וֹ כָּ֑סֶף לְכ֤וּ שִׁבְרוּ֙ וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּ וּלְכ֣וּ שִׁבְר֗וּ בְּלוֹא־כֶ֛סֶף וּבְל֥וֹא מְחִ֖יר יַ֥יִן וְחָלָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Hoהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
- every one that thirstethצָמֵאtsâmê' · thirstyH6771
- comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- ye to the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- and he that hath no moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- ye, buyשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666
- and eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
- and milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
- and without priceמְחִירmechîyr · priceH4242
Cross-references for Isaiah 55:1
- Hosea 4:1Hear the word of Adonai, Bnei-Yisrael! For Adonai has a dispute with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, no covenant loyalty, and no knowledge of God in the land.
- Proverbs 1:21She cries out above the commotion. At the entrances of the city gates, she utters her speech:
- Proverbs 8:4“To you, O men, I call out! My cry is to all mankind!
- Zechariah 2:6I asked, ‘Where are you going?’ He answered me, ‘To measure Jerusalem to see how wide and how long it is.’
- Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy ask for water, but there is none, Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, Adonai, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Psalms 42:1For the music director, a contemplative song of the sons of Korah.
- Psalms 63:1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
- Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands to You. My soul longs for You as a parched land. Selah
- John 4:10Yeshua replied to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Yeshua stood up and cried out loudly, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Revelation 21:6Then He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will freely give from the spring of the water of life.
- Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life—bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
- Matthew 13:44“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. And because of his joy, he goes out and sells all that he has and buys that field.
- Revelation 3:18I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white clothes so that you may dress yourself and so the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed, and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
- Zechariah 9:15Adonai-Tzva’ot will defend them. They will consume and conquer with sling stones. They will drink and roar as with wine and be filled like a bowl, like the corners of the altar.
- Zechariah 10:7The Ephraimites will be like a warrior. Their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see and be glad. Their hearts will rejoice in Adonai.
Commentaries on Isaiah 55:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Ho, every one that thirsteth - "Water," says Zimchi, "is a metaphor for the law and wisdom: as the world cannot subsist without water, so it is impossible that it can subsist without wisdom. The law is also compared to wine and milk: to wine because wine rejoiceth the heart, as it is written: 'The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart,' Psalm 19:8. It is compared also to milk, because milk is the subsistence of the child; so are the words of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Ho - (הוי hôy ). This word here is designed to call attention to the subject as one of importance. Every one that thirsteth - The word thirst‘ often indicates intense desire, and is thus applied to the sense of want which sinners often have, and to their anxious wishes for salvation. It is not improbable that the Savior had this passage in his eye when he pronounced the blessing on those who hunger and thirst after righteousness Matthew 5:6. No needs are…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1An invitation to receive freely the blessings of the Saviour. (Is. 55:1-5) Gracious offers of pardon and peace. (Is. 55:6-13) Verses 1-5 All are welcome to the blessings of salvation, to whom those blessings are welcome. In Christ there is enough for all, and enough for each. Those satisfied with the world, that see no need of Christ, do not thirst. They are in no uneasiness about their souls: but where God gives grace, he gives a thirst after it; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1thirsty … wine and milk: The invitation to eat and drink is like Wisdom’s call in Proverbs 9:5. This image promises to quench thirst not only with water but also with more expensive items like wine and milk. John applied a similar theme to Jesus Christ (John 4:14; 6:27, 35; 7:37; Revelation 21:6; 22:17). without cost: Reconciliation with God is for anyone and has no cost.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. every one--After the special privileges of Israel (Is 54:1-17) there follow, as the consequence, the universal invitation to the Gentiles (Lu 24:47; Ro 11:12, 15). Ho--calls the most earnest attention. thirsteth--has a keen sense of need (Mt 5:6). waters ... wine and milk--a gradation. Not merely water, which is needed to maintain life at all, but wine and milk to strengthen, cheer, and nourish; the spiritual blessings of the Gospel are meant (Is 25:6…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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