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Isaiah 55:2
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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.
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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.
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Incline 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.
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Verse Text
Wherefore do ye spendH8254 moneyH3701 for that which is not breadH3899? and your labourH3018 for that which satisfiethH7654 notH3808? hearkenH8085 diligentlyH8085 unto me, and eatH398 ye that which is goodH2896, and let your soulH5315 delightH6026 itself in fatnessH1880.
לָמָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־כֶסֶף בְּלֹוא־לֶחֶם וִיגִיעֲכֶם בְּלֹוא לְשָׂבְעָה שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמֹועַ אֵלַי וְאִכְלוּ־טֹוב וְתִתְעַנַּג בַּדֶּשֶׁן נַפְשְׁכֶם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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לָ֤/מָּה |
La./mah | H4100 | HR/Ti | (to)/ why? |
תִשְׁקְלוּ |
tish.ke.lu- | H8254 | HVqi2mp | do you weigh out |
כֶ֨סֶף֙ |
khe.sef | H3701 | HNcmsa | money |
בְּֽ/לוֹא |
be./lo'- | H3808 | HR/Tn | for/ not |
לֶ֔חֶם |
Le.chem | H3899 | HNcbsa | bread |
וִ/יגִיעֲ/כֶ֖ם |
vi./gi.'a./Khem | H3018 | HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp | and/ toil/ your |
בְּ/ל֣וֹא |
be./Lo' | H3808 | HR/Tn | for/ not |
לְ/שָׂבְעָ֑ה |
le./sa.ve.'Ah | H7654 | HR/Ncfsa | to/ satiety |
שִׁמְע֨וּ |
shim.'U | H8085 | HVqv2mp | listen |
שָׁמ֤וֹעַ |
sha.Mo.a' | H8085 | HVqa | steadfastly (to listen) |
אֵלַ/י֙ |
'e.La/i | H413 | HR/Sp1cs | to/ me |
וְ/אִכְלוּ |
ve./'ikh.lu- | H398 | HC/Vqv2mp | and/ eat |
ט֔וֹב |
Tov | H2896 | HAamsa | good thing(s) |
וְ/תִתְעַנַּ֥ג |
ve./tit.'a.Nag | H6026 | HC/Vti3fs | so/ it may take delight |
בַּ/דֶּ֖שֶׁן |
ba./De.shen | H1880 | HRd/Ncmsa | in (the)/ fatness |
נַפְשְׁ/כֶֽם |
naf.she./Khem | H5315 | HNcbsc/Sp2mp | appetite/ your |
- H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
- H1880 — דֶּשֶׁן (deshen, deh'-shen): from דָּשֵׁן; the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices; ashes, fatness.
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3018 — יְגִיעַ (yᵉgîyaʻ, yeg-ee'-ah): from יָגַע; toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor); labour, work.
- H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
- H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
- H6026 — עָנַג (ʻânag, aw-nag'): a primitive root; to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious; delicate(-ness), (have) delight (self), sport self.
- H7654 — שׇׂבְעָה (sobʻâh, sob-aw'): feminine of שֹׂבַע; satiety; (to have) enough, [idiom] till...be full, (un-) satiable, satisfy, [idiom] sufficiently.
- H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
- H8254 — שָׁקַל (shâqal, shaw-kal'): a primitive root; to suspend or poise (especially in trade); pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- do ye — Isaiah 44:20, Jeremiah 2:13, Hosea 8:7, Hosea 12:1, Habakkuk 2:13, Matthew 15:9, Luke 15:15-16, Romans 9:31, Romans 10:2-3, Hebrews 13:9
- eat — Psalms 22:26, Psalms 36:8, Psalms 63:5, Proverbs 9:5, Isaiah 25:6, Jeremiah 31:14, Matthew 22:4, Luke 15:23, John 6:48-58
- Hearken — Exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 11:13, Psalms 34:11, Proverbs 1:33, Proverbs 7:23, Proverbs 8:32, Isaiah 51:1, Isaiah 51:4, Isaiah 51:7, Mark 7:14, Romans 10:17
- spend — Isaiah 46:6
Reciprocal references (29): Deuteronomy 28:1, Deuteronomy 30:10, Joshua 22:5, Job 21:2, Job 36:16, Psalms 4:6, Psalms 39:6, Proverbs 23:5, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 4:8, Ecclesiastes 10:15, Isaiah 43:20, Isaiah 49:9, Isaiah 50:11, Isaiah 65:23, Jeremiah 12:13, Jeremiah 17:24, Jeremiah 25:3, Jeremiah 32:9, Ezekiel 7:19, Joel 2:26, Amos 5:14, Habakkuk 2:6, Matthew 22:3, Mark 4:3, Luke 6:21, John 6:27, Acts 2:14, 2 Peter 1:5
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: BUSINESS LIFE, EMPTINESS-FULNESS, FOOD, PHYSICAL-SPIRITUAL, PROFIT AND LOSS
- Nave’s: BREAD, CHURCH, DESIRE, DILIGENCE, GOSPEL, HUNGER, JESUS, THE CHRIST, MONEY, PEACE, REGENERATION, SALVATION
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