Isaiah 55:1

Come, kol tzameh (all ye who are thirsty), come ye to the mayim 1 and he that hath no kesef; 1 come ye, buy, and eat; 1 yes, come, buy yayin and cholov 1 without kesef and without mekhir (price, cost). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Why do ye spend kesef for that which is not lechem? 1 And your labor for that which satisfieth not? 1 Pay heed diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is tov, 1 and let your nefesh delight itself in deshen (the best food, the fat of the land). 1

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Cross References

Ruth 4:1Then went Boaz up to the sha'ar, and sat him down there; and, hinei, the Go'el of whom Boaz spoke came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! Turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

Psalms 63:1(Mizmor Dovid. When he was in the midbar Yehudah) 1

Proverbs 1:21She crieth out in the chief place of concourse, 1 in the openings of the she'arim (gates); 1 in the Ir (city) she uttereth her words, saying, 1

Proverbs 9:1Chochmah hath built her bais, 1 she hath hewn out her seven ammudim; 1

Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the neshikot (kisses) of his mouth; 1 for better is dodecha (thy love) than yayin (wine). 1

Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my gan (garden), my sister, my kallah; 1 I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; 1 I have eaten my honeycomb with my devash (honey); 1 I have drunk my yayin with my cholov (milk). 1 Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, dodim. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:1

As we had much of Christ in the 53rd chapter , and much of the church of Christ in the 54th chapter , so in this chapter we have much of the covenant of grace made with us in Christ. The "sure mercies of David," which are promised here ( ver. 3 ), are applied by the apostle to the benefits which flow to us from the resurrection of Christ ( Acts xiii. 34 ), which may serve as a key to this chapter; not but that it was intended for the comfort of the people of God that lived then, especially of the captives in… Read the whole commentary →

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