OET-LV ISA Chapter 55

OET ◄ ISA 55 ► ║ ═ ©

This OET (very) Literal Version was designed to be used as a view into the original language words, so as to be an aid to understanding the source text for the Readers’ Version, so you won’t get the best understanding from this single viewpoint. This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

55 alas Oh _every _of thirsty_one come to_waters and_which there_belongs_not to_him/it money come buy _grain and_eat and_come buy _grain with_not money and_with_not price wine and_milk.

2 To/for_what do _you(pl)_weigh _out money for_not bread and_toil _of_your(pl) for_not to_satiety listen carefully _(listen) to_me and_eat good _thing[s] so_that _it _may _take _delight in_fatness appetite _of_your(pl).

3 Incline ear _of_your(pl) and_come to_me listen self _of_your(pl) so_that _it _may _live and_I _will _make to/for_you(pl) a _covenant _of perpetuity the _covenant _loyalti(es)_of Dāvid (the)_reliable.

4 HERE a _witness _of peoples I_made _him a _leader and_one _who_commands (of)_peoples.

5 THERE a _nation which_not you _know you _will _call and_a _nation which_not they_have _known _you to_you they _will _run on _account _of YHWH god _of_your and_to_the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because he_has _glorified _you.

6 seek YHWH when_he_lets _himself _be _found call_on _him when_is_he near.

7 Let _him _abandon a _wicked_person its_road/course and_a _person _of wickedness thoughts _of_his and_let _him _return to YHWH so_that_he _may _have _compassion _on _him and_near/to god _of_our if/because he _will _increase to_forgive.

8 If/because not thoughts _of_my thoughts _of_are_your(pl) and_not ways _of_are_your(pl) ways _of_my the _utterance _of YHWH.

9 If/because the_heavens they _are _high more_than_the_earth so they _are _high ways _of_my more_than _of_your(pl)_ways and_thoughts _of_my more_than _of_your(pl)_thoughts.

10 If/because just_as it _comes _down the_rain and_the_snow from the_heavens and_to_(to) not it _returns if/because (if) it _has _given _water _to DOM the_earth/land and_it_has _caused _it _to _bring _forth and_it_has _made _it _sprout and_he/it _gave seed to_sower and_bread to_eater.

11 Thus it _is message _of_my which it _goes _forth from_mouth _of_my not it _will _return to_me empty if/because (if) it _has _done DOM that_which I _desired and_it _has _prospered that_which I_sent _it.

12 If/because in_joy you(pl)_will _go _out and_in_peace you(pl)_will _be _led the_mountains and_the_hills they _will _break _forth before_you(pl) a _shout _of _joy and_all the _trees _of the_field they _will _clap a _palm.

13 In _place _of the_thornbush a _cypress it _will _grow _up wwww[fn] the_nettle a _myrtle _tree it _will _grow _up and_it _was to/for_YHWH (into)_a_name (into)_a_sign _of perpetuity which_not it _will _be _cut _down.

55:13 OSHB variant note: תחת: (x-qere) ’וְ/תַ֥חַת’: lemma_c/8478 morph_HC/R id_23tZn וְ/תַ֥חַת