Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 55:3
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.
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, 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. Incline 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. 4Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. 5Behold, you will summon a nation you do not know, and a nation that did not know you will run to you, because of Adonai your God and 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- your earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- and comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- unto me: hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- and your soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- shall liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- and I will makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
- an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- the sureאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
- merciesחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
Cross-references for Isaiah 55:3
- Psalms 78:1A contemplative song of Asaph. Listen, my people, to my teaching. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 119:112I turned my heart to do Your decrees, forever, to the very end.
- Proverbs 4:20My son, pay attention to my words— incline your ear to my sayings.
- Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and anyone coming to Me I will never reject.
- 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.
- Matthew 13:16“But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
- Matthew 17:5While He was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a voice from out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- John 5:24“Amen, amen I tell you, whoever hears My word and trusts the One who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed over from death into life.
- John 8:47He who belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you don’t hear is because you do not belong to God.”
- John 10:27My sheep hear My voice. I know them, and they follow Me.
- Isaiah 54:8In a surge of anger I hid My face from you a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says Adonai your Redeemer.
- Isaiah 61:8For I, Adonai, love justice. I hate robbery in the burnt offering. In faithfulness I will reward My people and cut an eternal covenant with them.
- Genesis 17:7Yes, I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, in order to be your God and your seed’s God after you.
- 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true that my house is with God? For He made an everlasting covenant with me, ordered and secured in all things. Will He not make all my salvation and every desire come to fruition?
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good for them. I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will not depart 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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