Isaiah 55:2
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your gain for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Deuteronomy 11:13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto My commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Psalms 34:11(34-12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 63:5(63-6) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
Proverbs 7:23Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.
Proverbs 9:5'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Isaiah 1:19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:2-6
Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting… Read the whole commentary →