The Book of Isaiah
55: 1Ho, 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. 55:2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and
your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye
that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 55:3Incline your ear,
and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting
covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 55:4Behold, I have given him
for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. 55:5Behold,
thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation that knew not thee
shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel;
for he hath glorified thee. 55:6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon
him while he is near: 55:7let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man
his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him;
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 55:8For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah. 55:9For as the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts
than your thoughts. 55:10For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater; 55:11so shall my word be
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
55:12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the
hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall
clap their hands. 55:13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of
the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.