NASB Isaiah 55 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Isaiah 55 — KJV

The Free Offer of Mercy

  1 “Ho°! Every° one° who athirsts°, come° to the waters°;
  And you who° have° bno° Imoney° come°, buy° and eat°.
  Come°, buy° cwine° and milk°
  dWithout° money° and without° cost°.
  2 “Why° do you Ispend° money° for what is anot bread°,
  And your wages° for what° does not satisfy°?
  Listen° carefully° to Me, and beat° what° is good°,
  And cdelight° yourself° in abundance°.
  3 “aIncline° your ear° and come° to Me.
  Listen°, that Iyou may blive°;
  And I will make° can everlasting° covenant° with you,
  [According to] the dfaithful° mercies° IIshown to David°.
  4 “Behold°, I have made° ahim a witness° to the peoples°,
  A bleader° and commander° for the peoples°.
  5 “Behold°, you will call° a anation° you do not know°,
  And a nation° which knows° you not will brun° to you,
  Because° of the LORD° your God°, even the Holy° One° of Israel°;
  For He has cglorified° you.”

[1] ILit silver a Ps 42:1, 2; 63:1; 143:6; Is 41:17; 44:3; Jn 4:14; 7:37; Rv 21:6 b Lm 5:4 c So 5:1; Jol 3:18 d Ho 14:4; Mt 10:8
[2] ILit weigh out silver a Ec 6:2; Ho 8:7 b Ps 22:26; Is 1:19; 62:8, 9 c Is 25:6; Jr 31:14
[3] ILit your soul IILit of David a Is 51:4 b Lv 18:5; Ro 10:5 c Is 61:8 d Ac 13:34
[4] a Ps 18:43; Jr 30:9; Ho 3:5 b Ezk 34:24; 37:24, 25; Dn 9:25; Mi 5:2
[5] a Is 45:14, 22-24; 49:6, 12, 23 b Zc 8:22 c Is 60:9

  6 ¶ aSeek° the LORD° while He may be found°;
  bCall° upon Him while He is near°.
  7 aLet the wicked° forsake° his way°
  And the unrighteous° man° his bthoughts°;
  And let him creturn° to the LORD°,
  And He will have° dcompassion° on him,
  And to our God°,
  For He will eabundantly° pardon°.
  8 “For My thoughts° are not ayour thoughts°,
  Nor° are byour ways° My ways°,” declares° the LORD°.
  9 “For a[as] the heavens° are higher° than° the earth°,
  So° are My ways° higher° than° your ways°
  And My thoughts° than° your thoughts°.
  10 “For as the arain° and the snow° come° down° from heaven°,
  And do not return° there° without°° watering° the earth°
  And making it bear° and sprout°,
  And furnishing° bseed° to the sower° and bread° to the eater°;
  11 So° will My aword° be which° goes° forth° from My mouth°;
  It will bnot return° to Me empty°,
  Without°° caccomplishing° what° I desire°,
  And without succeeding° [in the matter] for which° I sent° it.
  12 “For you will go° out with ajoy°
  And be led° forth° with bpeace°;
  The cmountains° and the hills° will break° forth° into shouts° of joy° before° you,
  And all° the dtrees° of the field° will clap° [their] hands°.
  13 “Instead° of the athorn° bush° the bcypress° will come° up,
  And instead° of the cnettle° the myrtle° will come° up,
  And Iit will be a II dmemorial° to the LORD°,
  For an everlasting° esign° which fwill not be cut° off°.”

[6] a Ps 32:6; Is 45:19, 22; 49:8; Am 5:6 b Is 58:9; 65:24
[7] a Is 1:16, 19; 58:6 b Is 32:7; 59:7 c Is 31:6; 44:22 d Is 14:1; 54:8, 10 e Is 1:18; 40:2; 43:25; 44:22
[8] a Is 65:2; 66:18 b Is 53:6
[9] a Ps 103:11
[10] a Is 30:23 b 2Co 9:10
[11] a Is 45:23; Mt 24:35 b Is 44:26; 59:21 c Is 46:10; 53:10
[12] a Ps 105:43; Is 51:11; 52:9 b Is 54:10, 13; Jr 29:11 c Is 44:23; 49:13 d 1Ch 16:33
[13] II.e. the transformation of the desert IILit name a Is 7:19 b Is 60:13 c Is 5:6; 7:24; 32:13 d Is 63:12, 14; Jr 33:9 e Is 19:20 f Is 56:5

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The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calleth to faith,

1 ¶ Ho,º every one² that thirsteth,º come¹ ª ² ye to the waters,º and he that² hath no² money;º come¹ ª ² ye, buy,º ª and eat;º ª yea, come,¹ ª ² buyº ª wineº and milkº without² moneyº and without² price.º 2 Wherefore² do ye spendº ª moneyº for [that which is] not² bread?º and your labourº for [that which] satisfiethº not?º hearken¹ ª diligentlyº ª unto² me, and eatº ª ye [that which is] good,º and let your soulº delight¹ ª itself² in fatness.º 3 Inclineº ª your ear,º and come¹ ª ² unto² me: hear,º ª and your soulº shall live;º ª and I will makeº ª an everlastingº covenantº with you, [even] the sureº ª merciesº of David.º 4 Behold,² I have givenº ª him [for] a witnessº to the people,º a leaderº and commanderº ª to the people.º 5 Behold,² thou shalt callº ª a nationº [that] thou knowestº ª not,² and nationsº [that] knewº ª not² thee shall runº ª unto² thee because² of the LORDº thy God,º and for the Holy Oneº of Israel;º for² he hath glorifiedº ª thee.

[1] Ru 4:1; Ps 42:1; 63:1; 143:6; Pv 1:21; 8:4; So 1:2, 4; 5:1; Is 41:17; 52:3; Jol 3:18; Zc 2:6; 9:15; 10:7; Mt 13:44; 26:29; Jn 2:3; 4:10; 7:37; Ro 3:24; 1Co 3:2; Ep 2:4; 1P 2:2; Rv 3:18; 21:6; 22:1, 17.
[2] Ex 15:26; Dt 11:13; Ps 22:26; 34:11; 36:8; 63:5; Pv 1:33; 7:23; 8:32; 9:5; Is 25:6; 44:20; 46:6; 51:1, 4, 7; Jr 2:13; 31:14; Ho 8:7; 12:1; Hab 2:13; Mt 15:9; 22:4; Mk 7:14; Lk 15:15, 23; Jn 6:48; Ro 9:31; 10:2, 17; Php 3:4; He 13:9.
[3] Gn 17:7; 2S 7:8; 23:5; Ps 78:1; 89:28, 35; 119:112; Pv 4:20; Is 54:8; 61:8; Jr 32:40; 33:20, 26; 50:5; Ezk 37:24; Mt 11:28; 13:16; 17:5; Jn 5:24; 6:37, 44; 7:37; 8:47; 10:27; Ac 13:34; He 13:20.
[4] Ps 2:6; Is 49:8; Jr 30:9; Ezk 34:23; Dn 9:25; Ho 3:5; Mi 5:2; Mt 2:6; 28:18; Jn 3:16; 10:3, 27; 12:26; 13:13; 18:37; Ep 5:24; 2Th 1:8; 1Ti 6:13; He 2:10; 5:9; Rv 1:5; 3:14.
[5] Gn 49:10; Ps 18:43; 110:1; Is 11:10; 52:15; 56:8; 60:5, 9; Ho 1:10; Zc 2:11; 8:20; Lk 24:26; Jn 13:31; 17:1; Ac 3:13; 5:31; Ro 15:20; Ep 2:11; 3:5; He 5:5; 1P 1:11.

and to repentance.

6 ¶ Seekº ª ye the LORDº while he may be found,º ª callº ª ye upon him while he is² near:º 7 Let the wickedº forsakeº ª his way,º and the unrighteousº manº his thoughts:º and let him returnº ª unto² the LORD,º and he will have mercyº ª upon him; and to² our God,º for² he will abundantlyº ª pardon.º ª

[6] Dt 4:7; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 19:3; Jb 8:5; Ps 14:2; 27:8; 32:6; 75:1; 95:7; 145:18; 148:14; Is 12:6; 45:19; 46:13; Jr 29:12; Ezk 8:6; Am 5:6; Mt 5:25; 7:7; 25:11; Lk 13:25; Jn 7:33; 8:21; 12:35; 2Co 6:1; Ep 3:13; He 2:3; 3:13.
[7] Gn 6:5; Ex 34:6; Nu 14:18; 2Ch 7:14; Ps 51:1; 66:18; 130:7; Pv 28:13; Is 1:16; 43:25; 44:22; Jr 3:3, 12; 4:14; 8:4; Ezk 3:18; 18:21, 27; 33:11, 14; Ho 14:1; Jna 3:10; Zc 8:17; Mt 9:13; 15:18; 23:25; Mk 7:21, 23; Lk 7:47; 11:39; 15:10, 24; Ac 3:19; 8:21; 26:20; Ro 5:16; 1Co 6:9; Ep 1:6; 1Ti 1:15; Jm 1:15; 4:8.

The happy success of them that believe.

8 ¶ For² my thoughtsº [are] not² your thoughts,º neither² [are] your waysº my ways,º saithº ª the LORD.º 9 For² [as] the heavensº are higherº ª than the earth,º ² so² are my ways¹ higherº ª ² than your ways,º ² and my thoughtsº than your thoughts.º ² 10 For² as² the rainº cometh down,º ª and the snowº from² heaven,º and returnethº ª not² thither,² but² ² waterethº ª ² the earth,º and maketh it bring forthº ª and bud,º ª that it may giveº ª seedº to the sower,º ª and breadº to the eater:º ª 11 So² shall my wordº be² that² goeth forthº ª out of my mouth:º ² it shall not² returnº ª unto² me void,º but² ² it shall accomplishº ª ² that which² I please,º ª and it shall prosperº ª [in the thing] whereto² I sentº ª it. 12 For² ye shall go outº ª with joy,º and be led forthº ª with peace:º the mountainsº and the hillsº shall break forthº ª beforeº you into singing,º and all² the treesº of the fieldº shall clapº ª [their] hands.º 13 Instead² of the thornº shall come upº ª the fir tree,º and instead² of the brierº shall come upº ª the myrtle tree:º and it shall be² to the LORDº for a name,º for an everlastingº signº [that] shall not² be cut off.º ª

[8] 2S 7:19; Ps 25:10; 40:5; 92:5; Pv 21:8; 25:3; Jr 3:1; Ezk 18:29; Dn 4:37; Ho 14:9.
[9] Ps 36:5; 77:19; 89:2; 103:11; Mt 11:25; Ro 11:31.
[10] Dt 32:2; 1S 23:4; Ps 65:9; 72:6; Is 5:6; 30:23; 61:11; Ezk 34:26; Ho 10:12; 2Co 9:9; Rv 11:6.
[11] Dt 32:2; Is 44:26; 45:23; 46:10; 54:9; Mt 24:35; Lk 8:11; Jn 6:63; Ro 10:17; 1Co 1:18; 3:6; Ep 1:9; 1Th 2:13; He 6:7; Jm 1:18; 1P 1:23.
[12] 1Ch 16:32; Ps 47:1; 65:13; 96:11; 98:7; 105:43; 148:4; Is 14:8; 35:1, 10; 42:10; 44:23; 48:20; 49:9, 13; 51:11; 65:13; Jr 30:19; 31:12; 33:6, 11; Zc 2:7; Lk 15:10; Ro 5:1, 11; 15:13; Ga 5:22; Col 1:11; Rv 19:1.
[13] Is 11:6; 41:19; 43:21; 54:10; 60:13, 21; 61:3; Jr 13:11; 33:9; 50:5; Mi 7:4; Lk 2:14; Jn 15:8; Ro 6:19; 1Co 6:9; 2Co 5:17; Ep 3:20; 1P 2:9; 4:11.

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