Isaiah 54 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 55

¹“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

KJVHo^H1945, every one that thirsteth^H6771, come^H3212^(H8798) ye to the waters^H4325, and he that hath no money^H3701; come^H3212^(H8798) ye, buy^H7666^(H8798), and eat^H398^(H8798); yea, come^H3212^(H8798), buy^H7666^(H8798) wine^H3196 and milk^H2461 without money^H3701 and without price^H4242.

² Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.

KJVWherefore do ye spend^H8254^(H8799) money^H3701 for that which is not bread^H3899? and your labour^H3018 for that which satisfieth^H7654 not^H3808? hearken^H8085^(H8798) diligently^H8085^(H8800) unto me, and eat^H398^(H8798) ye that which is good^H2896, and let your soul^H5315 delight^H6026^(H8691) itself in fatness^H1880.

³ Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

KJVIncline^H5186^(H8685) your ear^H241, and come^H3212^(H8798) unto me: hear^H8085^(H8798), and your soul^H5315 shall live^H2421^(H8799); and I will make^H3772^(H8799) an everlasting^H5769 covenant^H1285 with you, even the sure^H539^(H8737) mercies^H2617 of David^H1732.

⁴ Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

KJVBehold, I have given^H5414^(H8804) him for a witness^H5707 to the people^H3816, a leader^H5057 and commander^H6680^(H8764) to the people^H3816.

⁵ Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know; and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.”

KJVBehold, thou shalt call^H7121^(H8799) a nation^H1471 that thou knowest^H3045^(H8799) not, and nations^H1471 that knew^H3045^(H8804) not thee shall run^H7323^(H8799) unto thee because of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, and for the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478; for he hath glorified^H6286^(H8765) thee.

⁶ Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

KJVSeek^H1875^(H8798) ye the LORD^H3068 while he may be found^H4672^(H8736), call^H7121^(H8798) ye upon him while he is near^H7138:

⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

KJVLet the wicked^H7563 forsake^H5800^(H8799) his way^H1870, and the unrighteous^H205 man^H376 his thoughts^H4284: and let him return^H7725^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, and he will have mercy^H7355^(H8762) upon him; and to our God^H430, for he will abundantly^H7235^(H8686) pardon^H5545^(H8800).

⁸ “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.

KJVFor my thoughts^H4284 are not your thoughts^H4284, neither are your ways^H1870 my ways^H1870, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁹ “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

KJVFor as the heavens^H8064 are higher^H1361^(H8804) than the earth^H776, so are my ways^H1870 higher^H1361^(H8804) than your ways^H1870, and my thoughts^H4284 than your thoughts^H4284.

¹⁰ For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

KJVFor as the rain^H1653 cometh down^H3381^(H8799), and the snow^H7950 from heaven^H8064, and returneth^H7725^(H8799) not thither, but watereth^H7301^(H8689) the earth^H776, and maketh it bring forth^H3205^(H8689) and bud^H6779^(H8689), that it may give^H5414^(H8804) seed^H2233 to the sower^H2232^(H8802), and bread^H3899 to the eater^H398^(H8802):

¹¹ so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do.

KJVSo shall my word^H1697 be that goeth forth^H3318^(H8799) out of my mouth^H6310: it shall not return^H7725^(H8799) unto me void^H7387, but it shall accomplish^H6213^(H8804) that which I please^H2654^(H8804), and it shall prosper^H6743^(H8689) in the thing whereto I sent^H7971^(H8804) it.

¹² For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.

KJVFor ye shall go out^H3318^(H8799) with joy^H8057, and be led forth^H2986^(H8714) with peace^H7965: the mountains^H2022 and the hills^H1389 shall break forth^H6476^(H8799) before^H6440 you into singing^H7440, and all the trees^H6086 of the field^H7704 shall clap^H4222^(H8799) their hands^H3709.

¹³ Instead of the thorn the cypress tree will come up; and instead of the brier the myrtle tree will come up. It will make a name for Yahweh, for an everlasting sign that will not be cut off.”

KJVInstead of the thorn^H5285 shall come up^H5927^(H8799) the fir tree^H1265, and instead of the brier^H5636 shall come up^H5927^(H8799) the myrtle tree^H1918: and it shall be to the LORD^H3068 for a name^H8034, for an everlasting^H5769 sign^H226 that shall not be cut off^H3772^(H8735).

WEB·Isaiah 54

¹“Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth! Break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh.

KJVSing^H7442^(H8798), O barren^H6135, thou that didst not bear^H3205^(H8804); break forth^H6476^(H8798) into singing^H7440, and cry aloud^H6670^(H8761), thou that didst not travail with child^H2342^(H8804): for more^H7227 are the children^H1121 of the desolate^H8074^(H8802) than the children^H1121 of the married wife^H1166^(H8803), saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

² “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations; don’t spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

KJVEnlarge^H7337^(H8685) the place^H4725 of thy tent^H168, and let them stretch forth^H5186^(H8686) the curtains^H3407 of thine habitations^H4908: spare^H2820^(H8799) not, lengthen^H748^(H8685) thy cords^H4340, and strengthen^H2388^(H8761) thy stakes^H3489;

³ For you will spread out on the right hand and on the left; and your offspring will possess the nations and settle in desolate cities.

KJVFor thou shalt break forth^H6555^(H8799) on the right hand^H3225 and on the left^H8040; and thy seed^H2233 shall inherit^H3423^(H8799) the Gentiles^H1471, and make the desolate^H8074^(H8737) cities^H5892 to be inhabited^H3427^(H8686).

⁴ “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed. Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed. For you will forget the shame of your youth. You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.

KJVFear^H3372^(H8799) not; for thou shalt not be ashamed^H954^(H8799): neither be thou confounded^H3637^(H8735); for thou shalt not be put to shame^H2659^(H8686): for thou shalt forget^H7911^(H8799) the shame^H1322 of thy youth^H5934, and shalt not remember^H2142^(H8799) the reproach^H2781 of thy widowhood^H491 any more.

⁵ For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name. The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called the God of the whole earth.

KJVFor thy Maker^H6213^(H8802) is thine husband^H1166^(H8802); the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 is his name^H8034; and thy Redeemer^H1350^(H8802) the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478; The God^H430 of the whole earth^H776 shall he be called^H7121^(H8735).

⁶ For Yahweh has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off,” says your God.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 hath called^H7121^(H8804) thee as a woman^H802 forsaken^H5800^(H8803) and grieved^H6087^(H8803) in spirit^H7307, and a wife^H802 of youth^H5271, when thou wast refused^H3988^(H8735), saith^H559^(H8804) thy God^H430.

⁷ “For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies.

KJVFor a small^H6996 moment^H7281 have I forsaken^H5800^(H8804) thee; but with great^H1419 mercies^H7356 will I gather^H6908^(H8762) thee.

⁸ In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

KJVIn a little^H8241 wrath^H7110 I hid^H5641^(H8689) my face^H6440 from thee for a moment^H7281; but with everlasting^H5769 kindness^H2617 will I have mercy^H7355^(H8765) on thee, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 thy Redeemer^H1350^(H8802).

⁹ “For this is like the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.

KJVFor this is as the waters^H4325 of Noah^H5146 unto me: for as I have sworn^H7650^(H8738) that the waters^H4325 of Noah^H5146 should no more go over^H5674^(H8800) the earth^H776; so have I sworn^H7650^(H8738) that I would not be wroth^H7107^(H8800) with thee, nor rebuke^H1605^(H8800) thee.

¹⁰ For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you.

KJVFor the mountains^H2022 shall depart^H4185^(H8799), and the hills^H1389 be removed^H4131^(H8799); but my kindness^H2617 shall not depart^H4185^(H8799) from thee, neither shall the covenant^H1285 of my peace^H7965 be removed^H4131^(H8799), saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 that hath mercy^H7355^(H8764) on thee.

¹¹ “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

KJVO thou afflicted^H6041, tossed with tempest^H5590^(H8802), and not comforted^H5162^(H8794), behold, I will lay^H7257^(H8688) thy stones^H68 with fair colours^H6320, and lay thy foundations^H3245^(H8804) with sapphires^H5601.

¹² I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

KJVAnd I will make^H7760^(H8804) thy windows^H8121 of agates^H3539, and thy gates^H8179 of carbuncles^H68^H688, and all thy borders^H1366 of pleasant^H2656 stones^H68.

¹³ All your children will be taught by Yahweh, and your children’s peace will be great.

KJVAnd all thy children^H1121 shall be taught^H3928 of the LORD^H3068; and great^H7227 shall be the peace^H7965 of thy children^H1121.

¹⁴ You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid, and far from terror, for it shall not come near you.

KJVIn righteousness^H6666 shalt thou be established^H3559^(H8709): thou shalt be far^H7368^(H8798) from oppression^H6233; for thou shalt not fear^H3372^(H8799): and from terror^H4288; for it shall not come near^H7126^(H8799) thee.

¹⁵ Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.

KJVBehold, they shall surely^H1481^(H8800) gather together^H1481^(H8799), but not^H657 by me: whosoever^H4310 shall gather together^H1481^(H8804) against thee shall fall^H5307^(H8799) for thy sake.

¹⁶ “Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame, and forges a weapon for his work; and I have created the destroyer to destroy.

KJVBehold, I have created^H1254^(H8804) the smith^H2796 that bloweth^H5301^(H8802) the coals^H6352 in the fire^H784, and that bringeth forth^H3318^(H8688) an instrument^H3627 for his work^H4639; and I have created^H1254^(H8804) the waster^H7843^(H8688) to destroy^H2254^(H8763).

¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.

KJVNo weapon^H3627 that is formed^H3335^(H8714) against thee shall prosper^H6743^(H8799); and every tongue^H3956 that shall rise^H6965^(H8799) against thee in judgment^H4941 thou shalt condemn^H7561^(H8686). This is the heritage^H5159 of the servants^H5650 of the LORD^H3068, and their righteousness^H6666 is of me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

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