Focused Passage

Isaiah 55:1-5

The LORD Invites the Thirsty to Receive His Everlasting Covenant Mercy

From free invitation to the thirsty, to rebuke of false spending, to the call to listen and live, to the promise of everlasting Davidic covenant mercy, to the nations drawn by the LORD’s glorifying work, to urgent repentance, to the higher thoughts and ways of God, to the certainty of God’s accomplishing word, to joyful peace and creation’s transformed praise.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.

4Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.

5Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Comeה֤וֹיH1945Interjectionall youכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct[who are] thirstyצָמֵא֙H6771Adjective - masculine singularcomeלְכ֣וּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto the watersלַמַּ֔יִםH4325Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland youוַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativewithoutאֵֽין־H369Adverb-ל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularmoneyכָּ֑סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularcomeלְכ֤וּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralbuyשִׁבְרוּ֙H7666Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraland eatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralComeוּלְכ֣וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralbuyשִׁבְר֗וּH7666Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralwineיַ֥יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularand milkוְחָלָֽב׃H2461Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwithoutבְּלוֹא־H3808Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particlemoneyכֶ֛סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularand withoutוּבְל֥וֹאH3808Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particlecostמְחִ֖ירH4242Noun - masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Whyלָ֤מָּהH4100Interrogativespendתִשְׁקְלוּ־H8254Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralmoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙H3701Noun - masculine singularon that which is notבְּֽלוֹא־H3808Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particlebreadלֶ֔חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singularand your laborוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םH3018Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralon that which does notבְּל֣וֹאH3808Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particlesatisfyלְשָׂבְעָ֑הH7654Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularListen carefullyשִׁמְע֨וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural. . .שָׁמ֤וֹעַH8085Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteto Meאֵלַי֙H413Preposition | first person common singularand eatוְאִכְלוּ־H398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralwhat is goodט֔וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularand your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluralwill delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גH6026Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singularin the richest of foodsבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןH1880Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

Inclineהַטּ֤וּH5186Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralyour earאָזְנְכֶם֙H241Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland comeוּלְכ֣וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto Meאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularlistenשִׁמְע֖וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralso that your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluralmay liveוּתְחִ֣יH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularI will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularwith youלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluralan everlastingעוֹלָ֔םH5769Noun - masculine singularcovenantבְּרִ֣יתH1285Noun - feminine singular constructMy loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֥יH2617Noun - masculine plural constructpromisedהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃H539Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralto Davidדָוִ֖דH1732Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Acts 13:34
Verse 4

Original words

Beholdהֵ֛ןH2005InterjectionI have made himנְתַתִּ֑יוH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singulara witnessעֵ֥דH5707Noun - masculine singular constructto the nationsלְאוּמִּ֖יםH3816Noun - masculine plurala leaderנָגִ֥ידH5057Noun - masculine singularand commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הH6680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularof the peoplesלְאֻמִּֽים׃H3816Noun - masculine plural
Verse 5

Original words

Surelyהֵ֣ןH2005Interjectionyou will summonתִּקְרָ֔אH7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara nationגּ֤וֹיH1471Noun - masculine singularyou do notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknowתֵדַע֙H3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularand nationsוְג֥וֹיH1471Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwho do notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknow youיְדָע֖וּךָH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singularwill runיָר֑וּצוּH7323Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .לְמַ֙עַן֙H4616Prepositionto youאֵלֶ֣יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularForכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularthe Holyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁH6918Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular constructOne of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularhas bestowed glory on youפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃סH6286Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

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