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

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