| Isaiah 55:1
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| 55:1
| Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye for water,
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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| TJBU
| 55:1
| Ho, every one that is willing to learn, let him come and learn, and he that hath no silver, come, hear and learn; come, hear and learn, without price and money, doctrine that is better than wine and milk.
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| Isaiah 55:2
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| 55:2
| Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?
And your gain 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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| TJBU
| 55:2
| Wherefore do ye weigh out your silver for that which is not food? and your wealth for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently to my Word, and ye shall eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
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| Isaiah 55:3
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| 55:3
| 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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| TJBU
| 55:3
| Incline your ear and receive instruction of my law, obey my Word and your soul shall be quickened, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the mercies of David, which are sure.
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| Isaiah 55:4
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| JPS
| 55:4
| Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples,
A prince and commander to the peoples.
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| TJBU
| 55:4
| Behold, I have appointed him a prince, a king, and a ruler over all the kingdoms.
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| Isaiah 55:5
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| JPS
| 55:5
| Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not,
And a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee;
Because of the LORD thy God,
And for the Holy One of Israel, for He hath glorified thee.
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| TJBU
| 55:5
| Behold, a people which thou knowest not shall serve thee, and a people which hath not known thee shall run to offer tribute unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for He hath glorified thee.
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| Isaiah 55:6
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| 55:6
| Seek ye the LORD while He may be found,
Call ye upon Him while He is near;
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| 55:6
| Seek ye the fear of the Lord whilst ye are alive, supplicate before His presence whilst ye remain.
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| Isaiah 55:7
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| 55:7
| Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the man of iniquity his thoughts;
And let him return unto the LORD, and He will have compassion upon him,
And to our God, for He will abundantly pardon
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| TJBU
| 55:7
| Let the wicked forsake his way of wickedness, and the man of violence his thoughts, and let him return to the worship of the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and into the fear of our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
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| Isaiah 55:8
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| 55:8
| For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.
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| 55:8
| For your thoughts are not as my thoughts, and your ways are not right, as the ways of my goodness, saith the Lord.
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| Isaiah 55:9
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| 55:9
| For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
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| 55:9
| For as the heavens are higher than the earth, thus are my ways better than your ways, and my thoughts better than your thoughts.
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| Isaiah 55:10
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| 55:10
| For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven,
And returneth not thither,
Except it water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
And give seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
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| TJBU
| 55:10
| For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and it is impossible that it should return thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it to sprout, and to be fruitful, that it may give sufficient grain of seed to the sower, and food sufficient to the eater:
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| Isaiah 55:11
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| 55:11
| So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth:
It shall not return unto Me void,
Except it accomplish that which I please,
And make the thing whereto I sent it prosper.
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| 55:11
| Thus shall be the word of my kindness, which proceeds from my presence, it is not possible that it shall return to my presence void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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| Isaiah 55:12
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| 55:12
| For ye shall go out with joy,
And be led forth with peace;
The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
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| 55:12
| For ye shall go out with joy from among the nations, and with peace ye shall be carried to your land: the mountains and the hills shall rejoice before you with praise, and all the trees of the field shall clap with their branches.
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| Isaiah 55:13
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| 55:13
| Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
And it shall be to the LORD for a memorial,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
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| TJBU
| 55:13
| Instead of the wicked the righteous shall rise up, and instead of sinners shall rise up those that fear sin: and it shall be before the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign, that shall not cease.
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