Isaiah 55

YHWH invites the thirsty and those without money to come freely for water, wine, milk, and spiritual sustenance that satisfies, urging Israel to abandon unsatisfying pursuits and heed His voice for life and an everlasting covenant with the sure mercies of David, drawing nations to Israel's glory.[1][2][4] He calls the wicked to forsake their ways and thoughts, promising abundant pardon through His higher thoughts and ways, with His word accomplishing its purpose like rain, leading to joy, peace, and nature's celebration where thorns yield to cypress trees.[1][2][4]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
Ho! Woe! Ho every one entirety of all of who thirsts thirsty one thirsty one come Go come to the waters to the waters to water and he who and that-which and whoever has no there is not has not to him — to him money silver silver come Go come buy Trade in grain! buy and eat Eat! and eat come go, you men and go, you men buy Trade in grain! buy without without without money silver silver and without and without and without price purchase-price of price wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine and milk and milk and milk
ה֤וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Ho! Woe! Ho HTj כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) every one entirety of all of HNcmsc צָמֵא֙ 𐤑𐤌𐤀 tsame who thirsts thirsty one thirsty one HAamsa לְכ֣וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu come Go come HVqv2mp לַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤌 lamayim Amanzi (Zulu) to the waters to the waters to water HRd/Ncmpa וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and he who and that-which and whoever HC/Tr אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn has no there is not has not HTn ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms כָּ֑סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kasef money silver silver HNcmsa לְכ֤וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu-2 come Go come HVqv2mp שִׁבְרוּ֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 shiveru buy Trade in grain! buy HVqv2mp וֶֽ/אֱכֹ֔לוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veekholu okèlè (Yoruba) and eat Eat! and eat HC/Vqv2mp וּ/לְכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅 ulekhu come go, you men and go, you men HC/Vqv2mp שִׁבְר֗וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 shiveru-2 buy Trade in grain! buy HVqv2mp בְּ/לוֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo without without without HR/Tn כֶ֛סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef money silver silver HNcmsa וּ/בְ/ל֥וֹא 𐤅/𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 uvelo and without and without and without HC/R/Tn מְחִ֖יר 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓 mechir price purchase-price of price HNcmsa יַ֥יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin ubumayi (Bemba) wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa וְ/חָלָֽב 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤁 vechalav and milk and milk and milk HC/Ncmsa
Verse 2
why for what? why do-you-spend you will weigh out do you spend money silver silver for-not without for not bread bread bread and-your-labor and your toil-yield and your labor for-not without for not satisfaction to full satisfaction to full satisfaction listen Hear! Hear! carefully hearing hearing to-me toward me to me and-eat and eat! and eat good good good and-delight and she will delight herself and you will delight yourself in-fatness in the fatness in fatness your-soul your living-being your life
לָ֤/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? why HR/Ti תִשְׁקְלוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅 tisheqelu do-you-spend you will weigh out do you spend HVqi2mp כֶ֨סֶף֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef money silver silver HNcmsa בְּֽ/לוֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo for-not without for not HR/Tn לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa וִ/יגִיעֲ/כֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏/𐤊𐤌 vigiakhem and-your-labor and your toil-yield and your labor HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp בְּ/ל֣וֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo-2 for-not without for not HR/Tn לְ/שָׂבְעָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 lesaveah satisfaction to full satisfaction to full satisfaction HR/Ncfsa שִׁמְע֨וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp שָׁמ֤וֹעַ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 shamoa carefully hearing hearing HVqa אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אִכְלוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veikhelu okèlè (Yoruba) and-eat and eat! and eat HC/Vqv2mp ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good good HAamsa וְ/תִתְעַנַּ֥ג 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤂 vetiteanag and-delight and she will delight herself and you will delight yourself HC/Vti3fs בַּ/דֶּ֖שֶׁן 𐤁/𐤃𐤔𐤍 badeshen in-fatness in the fatness in fatness HRd/Ncmsa נַפְשְׁ/כֶֽם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 nafeshekhem your-soul your living-being your life HNcbsc/Sp2mp
Verse 3
Incline cause to incline incline your ear your (masculine plural) ear your (masculine plural) ear and come go, you men and go, you men to me toward me to me listen Hear! Hear! and live and she lives and let live your soul your living-being your life and I will make and let me cut and I will cut with you — for you covenant binding agreement covenant everlasting hidden age forever mercies steadfast loyalties of steadfast loves of David David David the faithful the steadfast ones the steadfast ones
הַטּ֤וּ 𐤄𐤈𐤅 hatu Incline cause to incline incline HVhv2mp אָזְנְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊𐤌 azenekhem your ear your (masculine plural) ear your (masculine plural) ear HNcfsc/Sp2mp וּ/לְכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅 ulekhu and come go, you men and go, you men HC/Vqv2mp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs שִׁמְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp וּ/תְחִ֣י 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤉 utechi and live and she lives and let live HC/Vqj3fs נַפְשְׁ/כֶ֑ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 nafeshekhem your soul your living-being your life HNcbsc/Sp2mp וְ/אֶכְרְתָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤄 veekheretah kata (Swahili) and I will make and let me cut and I will cut HC/Vqh1cs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem with you for you HR/Sp2mp בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa חַֽסְדֵ֥י 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤉 chasedey mercies steadfast loyalties of steadfast loves of HNcmpc דָוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp הַ/נֶּאֱמָנִֽים 𐤄/𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 haneemanim the faithful the steadfast ones the steadfast ones HTd/VNrmpa
Verse 5
Behold Look! look a nation people-group people-group not not not you know you will know you will know will call you will call you will call and nations and a people-group and a people-group not not not know you they have known you they knew you to you toward you toward you shall run they run they run because of in order that in order that the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim and to the Holy One and to a set-apart one and to a holy one of Israel El-Contends Yiserael for for/because for/because he has glorified you he has adorned you he has adorned you
הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! look HTm גּ֤וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy a nation people-group people-group HNcmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תֵדַע֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you know you will know you will know HVqi2ms תִּקְרָ֔א 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 tiqera will call you will call you will call HVqi2ms וְ/ג֥וֹי 𐤅/𐤂𐤅𐤉 vegoy and nations and a people-group and a people-group HC/Ncmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יְדָע֖וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅/𐤊 yedaukha know you they have known you they knew you HVqp3cp/Sp2ms אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you toward you HR/Sp2ms יָר֑וּצוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤅 yarutsu shall run they run they run HVqi3mp לְמַ֨עַן֙ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan because of in order that in order that HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/לִ/קְד֥וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 veliqedosh and to the Holy One and to a set-apart one and to a holy one HC/R/Aamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC פֵאֲרָֽ/ךְ 𐤐𐤀𐤓/𐤊 fearakhe he has glorified you he has adorned you he has adorned you HVpp3ms/Sp2fs
Verse 7
let him forsake he will abandon let him abandon the wicked wicked man wicked man his way his path his way and man and a man and a man of iniquity worthless wickedness of iniquity his thoughts his devised plans his plans and let him return and let him return and let him return to toward to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and he will have mercy on him and he will show deep compassion to him and it will have compassion on him and to and toward and to our God our mighty ones our Elohim for for/because for he will multiply he will multiply he will multiply to forgive to grant pardon to forgive
יַעֲזֹ֤ב 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁 yaazov let him forsake he will abandon let him abandon HVqi3ms רָשָׁע֙ 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked wicked man wicked man HAamsa דַּרְכּ֔/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way his path his way HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man and a man and a man HC/Ncmsc אָ֖וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven of iniquity worthless wickedness of iniquity HNcmsa מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 macheshevotayv his thoughts his devised plans his plans HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/יָשֹׁ֤ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashov and let him return and let him return and let him return HC/Vqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וִֽ/ירַחֲמֵ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌/𐤄𐤅 virachamehu and he will have mercy on him and he will show deep compassion to him and it will have compassion on him HC/Vpi3ms/Sp3ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and to HC/R אֱלֹהֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our mighty ones our Elohim HNcmpc/Sp1cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יַרְבֶּ֥ה 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤄 yarebeh he will multiply he will multiply he will multiply HVhi3ms לִ/סְלֽוֹחַ 𐤋/𐤎𐤋𐤅𐤇 liselocha to forgive to grant pardon to forgive HR/Vqc
Verse 10
For for/because for/because as as that which as that which comes down Descending One He who will go down the rain the heavy rain the heavy rain and the snow and the snow and the snow from from from the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens to it and to that place and there not not not return he will return will return but for/because for/because unless if / whether if it waters he saturated it saturates — object-marker [·] the earth the earth the earth and makes it bring forth and he caused her to bear and it causes her to bear and sprout it and he caused her to sprout and it causes her to sprout and gives and he gave and gives seed seed seed to the sower to the sowing-one to the sower and bread bread and bread to the eater to the eating one to the eater
כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for/because HC כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr יֵרֵד֩ 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered comes down Descending One He who will go down HVqi3ms הַ/גֶּ֨שֶׁם 𐤄/𐤂𐤔𐤌 hageshem the rain the heavy rain the heavy rain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שֶּׁ֜לֶג 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤂 vehasheleg and the snow and the snow and the snow HC/Td/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֗יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׁ֨מָּ/ה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤄 veshamah to it and to that place and there HC/D/Sd לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָשׁ֔וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv return he will return will return HVqi3ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 but for/because for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im unless if / whether if HC הִרְוָ֣ה 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤄 hirevah it waters he saturated it saturates HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הוֹלִידָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤃/𐤄 veholidah fyala (Bemba) and makes it bring forth and he caused her to bear and it causes her to bear HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3fs וְ/הִצְמִיחָ֑/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤇/𐤄 vehitsemichah and sprout it and he caused her to sprout and it causes her to sprout HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3fs וְ/נָ֤תַן 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and gives and he gave and gives HC/Vqq3ms זֶ֨רַע֙ 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed seed HNcmsa לַ/זֹּרֵ֔עַ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏 lazorea to the sower to the sowing-one to the sower HRd/Vqrmsa וְ/לֶ֖חֶם 𐤅/𐤋𐤇𐤌 velechem and bread bread and bread HC/Ncbsa לָ/אֹכֵֽל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 laokhel okèlè (Yoruba) to the eater to the eating one to the eater HRd/Vqrmsa
Verse 11
so thus so will be he will come to be it will be my word my spoken matter my word that that-which that goes out he goes out goes out from my mouth from mouth of from my mouth not not not return he will return it will return to me toward me to me empty emptily empty for for/because for if if / whether if it has done he did it has done - object-marker [·] that that-which that I desire I delighted I delighted and it shall succeed and he caused to prosper and it prospers that that-which that I sent it I dispatched him I sent him
כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm יִֽהְיֶ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms דְבָרִ/י֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devari Ndaba (Zulu) my word my spoken matter my word HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יֵצֵ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse goes out he goes out goes out HVqi3ms מִ/פִּ֔/י 𐤌/𐤐/𐤉 mipi from my mouth from mouth of from my mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָשׁ֥וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv return he will return it will return HVqi3ms אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs רֵיקָ֑ם 𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤌 reyqam empty emptily empty HD כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC עָשָׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah it has done he did it has done HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr חָפַ֔צְתִּי 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤕𐤉 chafatseti I desire I delighted I delighted HVqp1cs וְ/הִצְלִ֖יחַ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇 vehitselicha and it shall succeed and he caused to prosper and it prospers HC/Vhq3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which that HTr שְׁלַחְתִּֽי/ו 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 shelachetiv I sent it I dispatched him I sent him HVqp1cs/Sp3ms
Verse 12
For for/because for with joy rejoicing with joy you will go out you (masculine plural) go out you (masculine plural) go out and with peace and in wholeness and with peace you will be led you will be brought forth you will be led the mountains the mountains the mountains and the hills and the hills and the hills will break forth they will burst forth will burst forth before you before you before you singing resounding shout with resounding shout and all and whole of and all of trees of trees of trees of the field the open field the open field will clap they will clap will clap hands curved palm of curved palm of
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC בְ/שִׂמְחָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) with joy rejoicing with joy HR/Ncfsa תֵצֵ֔אוּ 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅 tetseu you will go out you (masculine plural) go out you (masculine plural) go out HVqi2mp וּ/בְ/שָׁל֖וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 uveshalom and with peace and in wholeness and with peace HC/R/Ncmsa תּֽוּבָל֑וּ/ן 𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤋𐤅/𐤍 tuvalun kubela (Kimbundu (Angola)) you will be led you will be brought forth you will be led HVHi2mp/Sn הֶ/הָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/גְּבָע֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤕 vehagevaot and the hills and the hills and the hills HC/Td/Ncfpa יִפְצְח֤וּ 𐤉𐤐𐤑𐤇𐤅 yifetsechu will break forth they will burst forth will burst forth HVqi3mp לִ/פְנֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 lifeneykhem before you before you before you HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp רִנָּ֔ה 𐤓𐤍𐤄 rinah singing resounding shout with resounding shout HNcfsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc עֲצֵ֥י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of trees of trees of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa יִמְחֲאוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤇𐤀𐤅 yimechau will clap they will clap will clap HVqi3mp כָֽף 𐤊𐤐 khaf hands curved palm of curved palm of HNcfsa
Verse 13
Instead of under; in place of instead of the thorn the prickly bramble the prickly bramble shall come up he ascends it will go up cypress and head of cypress instead of in place of instead of and instead of and under and instead of the brier the burning-weed the burning-weed shall come up he ascends it will go up myrtle myrtle tree myrtle tree and it shall be and he/it became and it shall be to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh for a name for a name for a name for a sign for a distinguishing sign for a distinguishing sign everlasting hidden age forever not not not be cut off he will be cut off it will be cut off
תַּ֤חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat Instead of under; in place of instead of HR הַֽ/נַּעֲצוּץ֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤑 hanaatsuts the thorn the prickly bramble the prickly bramble HTd/Ncmsa יַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh Aleya (Bemba) shall come up he ascends it will go up HVqi3ms בְר֔וֹשׁ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤔 verosh cypress and head of cypress HNcmsa תחת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tcht instead of in place of instead of HR וְ/תַ֥חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat and instead of and under and instead of HC/R הַ/סִּרְפַּ֖ד 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤐𐤃 hasirepad the brier the burning-weed the burning-weed HTd/Ncmsa יַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh-2 Aleya (Bemba) shall come up he ascends it will go up HVqi3ms הֲדַ֑ס 𐤄𐤃𐤎 hadas ndasi (Kikongo) myrtle myrtle tree myrtle tree HNcmsa וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np לְ/שֵׁ֔ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤌 leshem for a name for a name for a name HR/Ncmsa לְ/א֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤕 leot for a sign for a distinguishing sign for a distinguishing sign HR/Ncbsc עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִכָּרֵֽת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret kata (Swahili) be cut off he will be cut off it will be cut off HVNi3ms
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