LEB ISA chapter 55

Invitation to True Rewards

and come, buy without money,
- wine and milk without price!
- 2 what is not food, and your labor for[fn]
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
- and let your soul take pleasure in[fn] food.
- 3  Listen so that[fn] your soul may live,
and I will[fn] an everlasting covenant with[fn] you,
- the enduring proofs of[fn] David.
- 4 [fn] him a witness to the peoples, a leader and a commander for the peoples.
- 5 that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you shall run to you,
because of Yahweh your God,
- and the holy one of Israel, for he has glorified you.”
- 6 [fn] call him[fn] near.
- 7 the wicked forsake his way, and the man of sin his thoughts.
And let him return to Yahweh, that[fn] he may take pity on him,
- and to our God, for he will[fn]
- 8 are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,”

declares[fn] Yahweh.

except they have watered the earth thoroughly
- and cause it to bring forth and sprout,
and give seed to the sower
- and bread to the eater,
- 11  It shall not return to me without success,
but shall accomplish[fn] what I desire
- and be successful in the thing for which I sent it.
- 12  and you shall be led in peace.
The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you, rejoicing
- and all the trees of the field shall clap hands.[fn]
- 13 the juniper shall go up; instead of the brier, the myrtle shall go up,
and it shall serve as a memorial to Yahweh,
- for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

?:? Literally “what is not for satiation”

?:? Literally “fatty”

?:? Or “and”

?:? Literally “cut”

?:? or “for”

?:? Literally “mercy of”

?:? Or “gave”

?:? Literally “in his letting himself be found”

?:? Literally “in his being”

?:? Or “and”

?:? Literally “make numerous to”

?:? Literally “declaration of”

?:? Literally “high”

?:? Or “do”

?:? Hebrew “hand”

LEB ISA Chapter 55