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Isaiah Chapter 55 (DRC)

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Isaiah 55 - Ho, Every One That Thirsteth
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1 All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.

2 Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.

3 Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David.

4 Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.

5 Behold thou shalt call a nation, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.

6 Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts: nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.

10 And as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it to spring, and give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

11 So shall my word be, which shall go forth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall do whatsoever I please, and shall prosper in the things for which I sent it.

12 For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall sing praise before you, and all the trees of the country shall clap their hands.

13 Instead of the shrub, shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the nettle, shall come up the myrtle tree: and the Lord shall be named for an everlasting sign, that shall not be taken away.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Isaiah 55 about?
It opens with an invitation for the thirsty and poor to 'come to the waters' and buy wine and milk 'without money and without price' (v.1), urges seeking the LORD 'while he may be found' (v.6) - a call echoed at Jeremiah 29:12-14 - and closes with mountains singing and trees clapping their hands (v.12).
What does Isaiah 55:8 mean by 'my thoughts are not your thoughts'?
Isaiah 55:8 has God distinguishing his ways and thoughts from human ones, and verse 9 compares the gap to the height of the heavens above the earth.
What does Isaiah 55:11 say about God's word?
It says God's word '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' - comparing it to rain and snow that water the earth before returning (v.10).

Today's Verse

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

Mark 1:20 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The chapter turns to God's transcendence, 'for my thoughts are not your thoughts,' expanded further at Isaiah 55:8, a seeking-and-finding promise echoed in Jeremiah 29:12-14, before closing with mountains and trees bursting into joyful song.