Isaiah 55:2

Why 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Come, 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

3Incline your ozen, and come unto Me; 1 hear, and your nefesh shall live; 1 and I will make with you a Brit Olam, 1 even the chasdei Dovid hane'emanim. + 55:3 See Ac 13:34 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall give heed diligently unto My mitzvot which I command you today, to love Hashem Eloheichem, and to serve Him with all your lev and with all your nefesh,

Psalms 34:11The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; 1 but they that seek Hashem shall not lack any good thing. 1

Psalms 63:5Thus will I bless Thee while I live; 1 I will lift up my hands b'Shimcha (in Thy Name.) 1

Proverbs 7:23Till a khetz (arrow) strike through his liver; 1 as a tzippor hasteth to the pach (snare), 1 and knoweth not that it is for his nefesh (life). 1

Proverbs 9:5Come, eat of my lechem, 1 and drink of the yayin which I have mixed. + 9:5 Yn 6:53-54 1

Isaiah 1:19If ye be willing and obedient, 1 ye shall eat the good of ha'aretz; 1

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 →

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