Isaiah 55 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 56

¹Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Keep^H8104^(H8798) ye judgment^H4941, and do^H6213^(H8798) justice^H6666: for my salvation^H3444 is near^H7138 to come^H935^(H8800), and my righteousness^H6666 to be revealed^H1540^(H8736).

² Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

KJVBlessed^H835 is the man^H582 that doeth^H6213^(H8799) this, and the son^H1121 of man^H120 that layeth hold^H2388^(H8686) on it; that keepeth^H8104^(H8802) the sabbath^H7676 from polluting^H2490^(H8763) it, and keepeth^H8104^(H8802) his hand^H3027 from doing^H6213^(H8800) any evil^H7451.

³ Let no foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh speak, saying, “Yahweh will surely separate me from his people.” Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

KJVNeither let the son^H1121 of the stranger^H5236, that hath joined^H3867^(H8738) himself to the LORD^H3068, speak^H559^(H8799), saying^H559^(H8800), The LORD^H3068 hath utterly^H914^(H8687) separated^H914^(H8686) me from his people^H5971: neither let the eunuch^H5631 say^H559^(H8799), Behold, I am a dry^H3002 tree^H6086.

⁴ For Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto the eunuchs^H5631 that keep^H8104^(H8799) my sabbaths^H7676, and choose^H977^(H8804) the things that please^H2654^(H8804) me, and take hold^H2388^(H8688) of my covenant^H1285;

⁵ I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.

KJVEven unto them will I give^H5414^(H8804) in mine house^H1004 and within my walls^H2346 a place^H3027 and a name^H8034 better^H2896 than of sons^H1121 and of daughters^H1323: I will give^H5414^(H8799) them an everlasting^H5769 name^H8034, that shall not be cut off^H3772^(H8735).

⁶ Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him, and to love Yahweh’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant,

KJVAlso the sons^H1121 of the stranger^H5236, that join^H3867^(H8737) themselves to the LORD^H3068, to serve^H8334^(H8763) him, and to love^H157^(H8800) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068, to be his servants^H5650, every one that keepeth^H8104^(H8802) the sabbath^H7676 from polluting^H2490^(H8763) it, and taketh hold^H2388^(H8688) of my covenant^H1285;

⁷ I will bring these to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”

KJVEven them will I bring^H935^(H8689) to my holy^H6944 mountain^H2022, and make them joyful^H8055^(H8765) in my house^H1004 of prayer^H8605: their burnt offerings^H5930 and their sacrifices^H2077 shall be accepted^H7522 upon mine altar^H4196; for mine house^H1004 shall be called^H7121^(H8735) an house^H1004 of prayer^H8605 for all people^H5971.

⁸ The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered.”

KJVThe Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 which gathereth^H6908^(H8764) the outcasts^H1760^(H8737) of Israel^H3478 saith^H5002^(H8803), Yet will I gather^H6908^(H8762) others to him, beside those that are gathered^H6908^(H8737) unto him.

⁹ All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.

KJVAll ye beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704, come^H857^(H8798) to devour^H398^(H8800), yea, all ye beasts^H2416 in the forest^H3293.

¹⁰ His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

KJVHis watchmen^H6822^(H8802) are blind^H5787: they are all ignorant^H3045^(H8804), they are all dumb^H483 dogs^H3611, they cannot^H3201^(H8799) bark^H5024^(H8800); sleeping^H1957^(H8802), lying down^H7901^(H8802), loving^H157^(H8802) to slumber^H5123^(H8800).

¹¹ Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

KJVYea, they are greedy^H5794^H5315 dogs^H3611 which can^H3045^(H8804) never have^H3045^(H8804) enough^H7654, and they are shepherds^H7462^(H8802) that cannot understand^H995^(H8687): they all look^H6437^(H8804) to their own way^H1870, every one^H376 for his gain^H1215, from his quarter^H7097.

¹² “Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

KJVCome^H857^(H8798) ye, say they, I will fetch^H3947^(H8799) wine^H3196, and we will fill^H5433^(H8799) ourselves with strong drink^H7941; and to morrow^H4279 shall be as this day^H3117, and much^H3966 more^H3499 abundant^H1419.

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).

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