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!

2 Why 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.

3 Incline 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.

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

5 Surely 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

Come ה֤וֹי H1945 Interjection all you כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct [who are] thirsty צָמֵא֙ H6771 Adjective - masculine singular come לְכ֣וּ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to the waters לַמַּ֔יִם H4325 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural and you וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative without אֵֽין־ H369 Adverb - ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular money כָּ֑סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular come לְכ֤וּ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural buy שִׁבְרוּ֙ H7666 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and eat וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Come וּלְכ֣וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural buy שִׁבְר֗וּ H7666 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural wine יַ֥יִן H3196 Noun - masculine singular and milk וְחָלָֽב׃ H2461 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular without בְּלוֹא־ H3808 Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle money כֶ֛סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular and without וּבְל֥וֹא H3808 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle cost מְחִ֖יר H4242 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Why לָ֤מָּה H4100 Interrogative spend תִשְׁקְלוּ־ H8254 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural money כֶ֙סֶף֙ H3701 Noun - masculine singular on that which is not בְּֽלוֹא־ H3808 Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle bread לֶ֔חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular and your labor וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם H3018 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural on that which does not בְּל֣וֹא H3808 Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle satisfy לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה H7654 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Listen carefully שִׁמְע֨וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural . . . שָׁמ֤וֹעַ H8085 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute to Me אֵלַי֙ H413 Preposition | first person common singular and eat וְאִכְלוּ־ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural what is good ט֔וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular and your soul נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural will delight וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג H6026 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular in the richest of foods בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן H1880 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

Incline הַטּ֤וּ H5186 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural your ear אָזְנְכֶם֙ H241 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural and come וּלְכ֣וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to Me אֵלַ֔י H413 Preposition | first person common singular listen שִׁמְע֖וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural so that your soul נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural may live וּתְחִ֣י H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular I will make וְאֶכְרְתָ֤ה H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular with you לָכֶם֙ Preposition | second person masculine plural an everlasting עוֹלָ֔ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular covenant בְּרִ֣ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct My loving devotion חַֽסְדֵ֥י H2617 Noun - masculine plural construct promised הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ H539 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural to David דָוִ֖ד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Acts 13:34
Verse 4

Original words

Behold הֵ֛ן H2005 Interjection I have made him נְתַתִּ֑יו H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular a witness עֵ֥ד H5707 Noun - masculine singular construct to the nations לְאוּמִּ֖ים H3816 Noun - masculine plural a leader נָגִ֥יד H5057 Noun - masculine singular and commander וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה H6680 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular of the peoples לְאֻמִּֽים׃ H3816 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 5

Original words

Surely הֵ֣ן H2005 Interjection you will summon תִּקְרָ֔א H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a nation גּ֤וֹי H1471 Noun - masculine singular you do not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle know תֵדַע֙ H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular and nations וְג֥וֹי H1471 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular who do not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle know you יְדָע֖וּךָ H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular will run יָר֑וּצוּ H7323 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . לְמַ֙עַן֙ H4616 Preposition to you אֵלֶ֣יךָ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular For כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular the Holy וְלִקְד֥וֹשׁ H6918 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct One of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular has bestowed glory on you פֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ס H6286 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

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