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Book of Isaiah, Chapter 55

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Isaiah 55 NASB - New American Standard BibleIsaiah 55 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 55 of Isaiah—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ “Ho! Every one who 1thirsts, come to the waters;
    And you who have 2no [a]money come, buy and eat.
    Come, buy 3wine and milk
    4Without money and without cost.
  2. “Why do you [b]spend money for what is 5not bread,
    And your wages for what does not satisfy?
    Listen carefully to Me, and 6eat what is good,
    And 7delight yourself in abundance.
  3. “8Incline your ear and come to Me.
    Listen, that [c]you may 9live;
    And I will make 10an everlasting covenant with you,
    According to the 11faithful mercies [d]shown to David.
  4. “Behold, I have made 12him a witness to the peoples,
    A 13leader and commander for the peoples.
  5. “Behold, you will call a 14nation you do not know,
    And a nation which knows you not will 15run to you,
    Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel;
    For He has 16glorified you.”
  6. 17Seek the LORD while He may be found;
    18Call upon Him while He is near.
  7. 19Let the wicked forsake his way
    And the unrighteous man his 20thoughts;
    And let him 21return to the LORD,
    And He will have 22compassion on him,
    And to our God,
    For He will 23abundantly pardon.
  8. “For My thoughts are not 24your thoughts,
    Nor are 25your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
  9. “For 26as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    So are My ways higher than your ways
    And My thoughts than your thoughts.
  10. “For as the 27rain and the snow come down from heaven,
    And do not return there without watering the earth
    And making it bear and sprout,
    And furnishing 28seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
  11. So will My 29word be which goes forth from My mouth;
    It will 30not return to Me empty,
    Without 31accomplishing what I desire,
    And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
  12. “For you will go out with 32joy
    And be led forth with 33peace;
    The 34mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
    And all the 35trees of the field will clap their hands.
  13. “Instead of the 36thorn bush the 37cypress will come up,
    And instead of the 38nettle the myrtle will come up,
    And [e]it will be a [f]39memorial to the LORD,
    For an everlasting 40sign which 41will not be cut off.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit silver
  2. ^ Lit weigh out silver
  3. ^ Lit your soul
  4. ^ Lit of David
  5. ^ I.e. the transformation of the desert
  6. ^ Lit name

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ps 42:1, 2; 63:1; 143:6; Is 41:17; 44:3; Jn 4:14; 7:37; Re 21:6
  2. ^ La 5:4
  3. ^ Sg 5:1; Jl 3:18
  4. ^ Ho 14:4; Mt 10:8
  5. ^ Ec 6:2; Ho 8:7
  6. ^ Ps 22:26; Is 1:19; 62:8, 9
  7. ^ Is 25:6; Je 31:14
  8. ^ Is 51:4
  9. ^ Le 18:5; Ro 10:5
  10. ^ Is 61:8
  11. ^ Ac 13:34
  12. ^ Ps 18:43; Je 30:9; Ho 3:5
  13. ^ Eze 34:24; 37:24, 25; Da 9:25; Mc 5:2
  14. ^ Is 45:14, 22-24; 49:6, 12, 23
  15. ^ Zc 8:22
  16. ^ Is 60:9
  17. ^ Ps 32:6; Is 45:19, 22; 49:8; Am 5:6
  18. ^ Is 58:9; 65:24
  19. ^ Is 1:16, 19; 58:6
  20. ^ Is 32:7; 59:7
  21. ^ Is 31:6; 44:22
  22. ^ Is 14:1; 54:8, 10
  23. ^ Is 1:18; 40:2; 43:25; 44:22
  24. ^ Is 65:2; 66:18
  25. ^ Is 53:6
  26. ^ Ps 103:11
  27. ^ Is 30:23
  28. ^ 2Co 9:10
  29. ^ Is 45:23; Mt 24:35
  30. ^ Is 44:26; 59:21
  31. ^ Is 46:10; 53:10
  32. ^ Ps 105:43; Is 51:11; 52:9
  33. ^ Is 54:10, 13; Je 29:11
  34. ^ Is 44:23; 49:13
  35. ^ 1Ch 16:33
  36. ^ Is 7:19
  37. ^ Is 60:13
  38. ^ Is 5:6; 7:24; 32:13
  39. ^ Is 63:12, 14; Je 33:9
  40. ^ Is 19:20
  41. ^ Is 56:5

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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