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World English Bible

Isaiah 55 (WEBP)

[1] “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
[2] Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.
[3] Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
[4] Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
[5] Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know; and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.”
[6] Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
[7] Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.
[8] “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
[9] “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
[10] For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
[11] so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
[12] For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
[13] Instead of the thorn the cypress tree will come up; and instead of the brier the myrtle tree will come up. It will make a name for Yahweh, for an everlasting sign that will not be cut off.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 55 (KJVS)

[1] 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 .
[2] Wherefore do ye spend () money for [that which is] not bread ? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not ? hearken () diligently () unto me, and eat () ye [that which is] good , and let your soul delight () itself in fatness .
[3] 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 .
[4] Behold, I have given () him [for] a witness to the people , a leader and commander () to the people .
[5] Behold, thou shalt call () a nation [that] thou knowest () not, and nations [that] knew () not thee shall run () unto thee because of the LORD thy God , and for the Holy One of Israel ; for he hath glorified () thee.
[6] Seek () ye the LORD while he may be found (), call () ye upon him while he is near :
[7] Let the wicked forsake () his way , and the unrighteous man his thoughts : and let him return () unto the LORD , and he will have mercy () upon him; and to our God , for he will abundantly () pardon ().
[8] For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts , neither [are] your ways my ways , saith () the LORD .
[9] For [as] the heavens are higher () than the earth , so are my ways higher () than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts .
[10] For as the rain cometh down (), and the snow from heaven , and returneth () not thither, but watereth () the earth , and maketh it bring forth () and bud (), that it may give () seed to the sower (), and bread to the eater ():
[11] So shall my word be that goeth forth () out of my mouth : it shall not return () unto me void , but it shall accomplish () that which I please (), and it shall prosper () [in the thing] whereto I sent () it.
[12] For ye shall go out () with joy , and be led forth () with peace : the mountains and the hills shall break forth () before you into singing , and all the trees of the field shall clap () [their] hands .
[13] Instead of the thorn shall come up () the fir tree , and instead of the brier shall come up () the myrtle tree : and it shall be to the LORD for a name , for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 55 (YLT)

[1] Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
[2] Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness.
[3] Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David-that are stedfast.
[4] Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.
[5] Lo, a nation thou knowest not, thou callest, And a nation who know thee not unto thee do run, For the sake of Jehovah thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, Because He hath beautified thee.
[6] Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,
[7] Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.
[8] For not My thoughts are your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways,-an affirmation of Jehovah,
[9] For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.
[10] For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,
[11] So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that for which I sent it.
[12] For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you with singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.
[13] Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle, And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during-it is not cut off!