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[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.”
King James Version

Divine Invitation to Return

[1] Ho, H1945 every H3605 one that thirsteth, H6771 come H3212 ye to the waters, H4325 and he that hath no money; H3701 come H3212 ye, buy, H7666 and eat; H398 yea, come, H3212 buy H7666 wine H3196 and milk H2461 without money H3701 and without price. H4242 [2] Wherefore do ye spend H8254§ money H3701 for that which is not bread? H3899 and your labour H3018 for that which satisfieth H7654 not? H3808 hearken H8085 diligently H8085 unto H413 me, and eat H398 ye that which is good, H2896 and let your soul H5315 delight H6026 itself in fatness. H1880 [3] Incline H5186 your ear, H241 and come H3212 unto H413 me: hear, H8085 and your soul H5315 shall live; H2421 and I will make H3772 an everlasting H5769 covenant H1285 with you, even the sure H539 mercies H2617 of David. H1732 [4] Behold, I have given H5414 him for a witness H5707 to the people, H3816 a leader H5057 and commander H6680 to the people. H3816 [5] Behold, thou shalt call H7121 a nation H1471 that thou knowest H3045 not, and nations H1471 that knew H3045 not H3808 thee shall run H7323 unto H413 thee because of the Lord H3068 thy God, H430 and for the Holy One H6918 of Israel; H3478 for H3588 he hath glorified H6286 thee. [6] Seek H1875 ye the Lord H3068 while he may be found, H4672 call H7121 ye upon him while he is near: H7138 [7] let the wicked H7563 forsake H5800 his way, H1870 and the unrighteous H205 man H376§ his thoughts: H4284 and let him return H7725 unto H413 the Lord, H3068 and he will have mercy H7355 upon him; and to our God, H430 for H3588 he will abundantly H7235 pardon. H5545§ [8] For H3588 my thoughts H4284 are not your thoughts, H4284 neither are your ways H1870 my ways, H1870 saith H5002 the Lord. H3068 [9] For as the heavens H8064 are higher H1361 than the earth, H776 so H3651 are my ways H1870 higher H1361 than your ways, H1870 and my thoughts H4284 than your thoughts. H4284 [10] For H3588 as the rain H1653 cometh down, H3381 and the snow H7950 from H4480 heaven, H8064 and returneth H7725 not H3808 thither, but watereth H7301 H853 the earth, H776 and maketh it bring forth H3205 and bud, H6779 that it may give H5414 seed H2233 to the sower, H2232 and bread H3899 to the eater: H398 [11] so H3651 shall my word H1697 be that goeth forth H3318 out of my mouth: H6310 it shall H7725 not H3808 return H7725 unto H413 me void, H7387 but it shall accomplish H6213 that which I please, H2654 and it shall prosper H6743 in the thing whereto I sent H7971 it. [12] For H3588 ye shall go out H3318 with joy, H8057 and be led forth H2986 with peace: H7965 the mountains H2022 and the hills H1389 shall break forth H6476 before H6440 you into singing, H7440 and all the trees H6086 of the field H7704 shall clap H4222 their hands. H3709 [13] Instead of the thorn H5285 shall come up H5927 the fir tree, H1265 and instead of the brier H5636 shall come up H5927 the myrtle tree: H1918 and it shall be to the Lord H3068 for a name, H8034 for an everlasting H5769 sign H226 that shall not be cut off. H3772

Footnotes

  1. § 55:2 Heb. weigh
  2. § 55:7a Heb. the man of iniquity
  3. § 55:7b Heb. he will multiply to pardon
Septuaginta
[1] Οἱ G3588 διψῶντες, G1372 πορεύεσθε G4198 ἐφ’ G1909 ὕδωρ, G5204 καὶ G2532 ὅσοι G3745 μὴ G3361 ἔχετε G2192 ἀργύριον, G694 βαδίσαντες ἀγοράσατε G59 καὶ G2532 πίετε G4095 ἄνευ G427 ἀργυρίου G694 καὶ G2532 τιμῆς G5092 οἴνου G3631 καὶ G2532 στέαρ. [2] Ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 τιμᾶσθε G5091 ἀργυρίου, G694 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 μόχθον G3449 ὑμῶν G5216 οὐκ G3756 εἰς G1519 πλησμονήν; G4140 Ἀκούσατέ G191 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 φάγεσθε ἀγαθά, G18 καὶ G2532 ἐντρυφήσει G1792 ἐν G1722 ἀγαθοῖς G18 ἡ G3588 ψυχὴ G5590 ὑμῶν. G5216 [3] Προσέχετε G4337 τοῖς G3588 ὠτίοις G5621 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἐπακολουθήσατε G1872 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς G3598 μου· G3450 ἐπακούσατέ G1873 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 ζήσεται G2198 ἐν G1722 ἀγαθοῖς G18 ἡ G3588 ψυχὴ G5590 ὑμῶν· G5216 καὶ G2532 διαθήσομαι G1303 ὑμῖν G5213 διαθήκην G1242 αἰώνιον, G166 τὰ G3588 ὅσια G3741 Δαυιδ G1138 τὰ G3588 πιστά. G4103 [4] Ἰδοὺ G2400 μαρτύριον G3142 ἐν G1722 ἔθνεσιν G1484 δέδωκα G1325 αὐτόν, G846 ἄρχοντα G758 καὶ G2532 προστάσσοντα G4367 ἔθνεσιν. G1484 [5] Ἔθνη, G1484 ἃ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ᾔδεισάν σε, G4571 ἐπικαλέσονταί G1941 σε, G4571 καὶ G2532 λαοί, G2992 οἳ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἐπίστανταί G1987 σε, G4571 ἐπὶ G1909 σὲ G4571 καταφεύξονται G2703 ἕνεκεν G1752 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 σου G4675 τοῦ G3588 ἁγίου G40 Ισραηλ, G2474 ὅτι G3754 ἐδόξασέν G1392 σε. G4571 [6] Ζητήσατε G2212 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 εὑρίσκειν G2147 αὐτὸν G846 ἐπικαλέσασθε· G1941 ἡνίκα G2259 δ’ G1161 ἂν G302 ἐγγίζῃ G1448 ὑμῖν, G5213 [7] ἀπολιπέτω G620 ὁ G3588 ἀσεβὴς G765 τὰς G3588 ὁδοὺς G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀνὴρ G435 ἄνομος G459 τὰς G3588 βουλὰς G1012 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστραφήτω G1994 ἐπὶ G1909 κύριον, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐλεηθήσεται, G1653 ὅτι G3754 ἐπὶ G1909 πολὺ G4183 ἀφήσει G863 τὰς G3588 ἁμαρτίας G266 ὑμῶν. G5216 [8] Οὐ G3756 γάρ G1063 εἰσιν G1526 αἱ G3588 βουλαί G1012 μου G3450 ὥσπερ G5618 αἱ G3588 βουλαὶ G1012 ὑμῶν G5216 οὐδὲ G3761 ὥσπερ G5618 αἱ G3588 ὁδοὶ G3598 ὑμῶν G5216 αἱ G3588 ὁδοί G3598 μου, G3450 λέγει G3004 κύριος· G2962 [9] ἀλλ’ G235 ὡς G5613 ἀπέχει ὁ G3588 οὐρανὸς G3772 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 οὕτως G3779 ἀπέχει ἡ G3588 ὁδός G3598 μου G3450 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ὁδῶν G3598 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 διανοήματα G1270 ὑμῶν G5216 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 διανοίας G1271 μου. G3450 [10] Ὡς G5613 γὰρ G1063 ἐὰν G1437 καταβῇ G2597 ὑετὸς G5205 ἢ G2228 χιὼν G5510 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀποστραφῇ, G654 ἕως G2193 ἂν G302 μεθύσῃ G3182 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 καὶ G2532 ἐκτέκῃ καὶ G2532 ἐκβλαστήσῃ καὶ G2532 δῷ G1325 σπέρμα G4690 τῷ G3588 σπείροντι G4687 καὶ G2532 ἄρτον G740 εἰς G1519 βρῶσιν, G1035 [11] οὕτως G3779 ἔσται G2071 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμά G4487 μου, G3450 ὃ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 ἐξέλθῃ G1831 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 στόματός G4750 μου, G3450 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀποστραφῇ, G654 ἕως G2193 ἂν G302 συντελεσθῇ G4931 ὅσα G3745 ἠθέλησα G2309 καὶ G2532 εὐοδώσω G2137 τὰς G3588 ὁδούς G3598 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἐντάλματά G1778 μου. G3450 [12] Ἐν G1722 γὰρ G1063 εὐφροσύνῃ G2167 ἐξελεύσεσθε G1831 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 χαρᾷ G5479 διδαχθήσεσθε· G1321 τὰ G3588 γὰρ G1063 ὄρη G3735 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 βουνοὶ G1015 ἐξαλοῦνται G1814 προσδεχόμενοι G4327 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἐν G1722 χαρᾷ, G5479 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ξύλα G3586 τοῦ G3588 ἀγροῦ G68 ἐπικροτήσει τοῖς G3588 κλάδοις, G2798 [13] καὶ G2532 ἀντὶ G473 τῆς G3588 στοιβῆς ἀναβήσεται G305 κυπάρισσος, ἀντὶ G473 δὲ G1161 τῆς G3588 κονύζης ἀναβήσεται G305 μυρσίνη· καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 κύριος G2962 εἰς G1519 ὄνομα G3686 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 σημεῖον G4592 αἰώνιον G166 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐκλείψει. G1587
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament