Isaiah 55 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible
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 H1945, every one that thirsteth H6771, come H3212 (8798) ye to the waters H4325, and he that hath no money H3701; come H3212 (8798) ye, buy H7666 (8798), and eat H398 (8798); yea, come H3212 (8798), buy H7666 (8798) wine H3196 and milk H2461 without money H3701 and without price H4242.
[2] Wherefore do ye spend H8254 (8799) money H3701 for [that which is] not bread H3899? and your labour H3018 for [that which] satisfieth H7654 not H3808? hearken H8085 (8798) diligently H8085 (8800) unto me, and eat H398 (8798) ye [that which is] good H2896, and let your soul H5315 delight H6026 (8691) itself in fatness H1880.
[3] Incline H5186 (8685) your ear H241, and come H3212 (8798) unto me: hear H8085 (8798), and your soul H5315 shall live H2421 (8799); and I will make H3772 (8799) an everlasting H5769 covenant H1285 with you, [even] the sure H539 (8737) mercies H2617 of David H1732.
[4] Behold, I have given H5414 (8804) him [for] a witness H5707 to the people H3816, a leader H5057 and commander H6680 (8764) to the people H3816.
[5] Behold, thou shalt call H7121 (8799) a nation H1471 [that] thou knowest H3045 (8799) not, and nations H1471 [that] knew H3045 (8804) not thee shall run H7323 (8799) unto thee because of the LORD H3068 thy God H430, and for the Holy One H6918 of Israel H3478; for he hath glorified H6286 (8765) thee.
[6] Seek H1875 (8798) ye the LORD H3068 while he may be found H4672 (8736), call H7121 (8798) ye upon him while he is near H7138:
[7] Let the wicked H7563 forsake H5800 (8799) his way H1870, and the unrighteous H205 man H376 his thoughts H4284: and let him return H7725 (8799) unto the LORD H3068, and he will have mercy H7355 (8762) upon him; and to our God H430, for he will abundantly H7235 (8686) pardon H5545 (8800).
[8] For my thoughts H4284 [are] not your thoughts H4284, neither [are] your ways H1870 my ways H1870, saith H5002 (8803) the LORD H3068.
[9] For [as] the heavens H8064 are higher H1361 (8804) than the earth H776, so are my ways H1870 higher H1361 (8804) than your ways H1870, and my thoughts H4284 than your thoughts H4284.
[10] For as the rain H1653 cometh down H3381 (8799), and the snow H7950 from heaven H8064, and returneth H7725 (8799) not thither, but watereth H7301 (8689) the earth H776, and maketh it bring forth H3205 (8689) and bud H6779 (8689), that it may give H5414 (8804) seed H2233 to the sower H2232 (8802), and bread H3899 to the eater H398 (8802):
[11] So shall my word H1697 be that goeth forth H3318 (8799) out of my mouth H6310: it shall not return H7725 (8799) unto me void H7387, but it shall accomplish H6213 (8804) that which I please H2654 (8804), and it shall prosper H6743 (8689) [in the thing] whereto I sent H7971 (8804) it.
[12] For ye shall go out H3318 (8799) with joy H8057, and be led forth H2986 (8714) with peace H7965: the mountains H2022 and the hills H1389 shall break forth H6476 (8799) before H6440 you into singing H7440, and all the trees H6086 of the field H7704 shall clap H4222 (8799) [their] hands H3709.
[13] Instead of the thorn H5285 shall come up H5927 (8799) the fir tree H1265, and instead of the brier H5636 shall come up H5927 (8799) 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 (8735).
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!