Isaiah 55 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Seek Yahweh While He May Be Found

1 “Ho ^H1945! Every ^H3605 one ^H3605 who thirsts ^H6771, come ^H1980 to the waters ^H4325;

And you who ^H834 have ^H369 no ^H369 [fn]money ^H3701 come ^H1980, buy ^H7666 and eat ^H398.

Come ^H1980, buy ^H7666 wine ^H3196 and milk ^H2461

Without ^H3808 money ^H3701 and without ^H3808 cost ^H4242.

2 “Why ^H4100 do you [fn]spend ^H8254 money ^H3701 for what is not bread ^H3899,

And your wages ^H3018 for what ^H7654 does ^H7654 not satisfy ^H7654?

Listen ^H8085 carefully ^H8085 to Me, and eat ^H398 what ^H2896 is ^H2896 good ^H2896,

And delight ^H6026 your soul ^H5315 in richness ^H1880.

3 “Incline ^H5186 your ear ^H241 and come ^H1980 to Me.

Listen ^H8085, that your soul may live ^H2421;

And I will cut ^H3772 an everlasting ^H5769 covenant ^H1285 with you,

According to the faithful ^H539 lovingkindnesses ^H2617 of David ^H1732.

4 “Behold ^H2005, I have given ^H5414 him as a witness ^H5707 to the peoples ^H3816,

A ruler ^H5057 and commander ^H6680 for the peoples ^H3816.

5 “Behold ^H2005, you will call ^H7121 a nation ^H1471 you do not know ^H3045,

And a nation ^H1471 which knows ^H3045 you not will run ^H7323 to you,

Because ^H4616 of Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430, even the Holy ^H6918 One ^H6918 of Israel ^H3478;

For He has adorned ^H6286 you with beautiful ^H6286 glory ^H6286.”

6 Seek ^H1875 Yahweh ^H3068 while He may be found ^H4672;

Call ^H7121 upon Him while He is near ^H7138.

7 Let the wicked ^H7563 forsake ^H5800 his way ^H1870

And the unrighteous ^H205 man ^H376 his thoughts ^H4284;

And let him return ^H7725 to Yahweh ^H3068,

And He will have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355 on ^H7355 him,

And to our God ^H430,

For He will abundantly ^H7235 pardon ^H5545.

8 “For My thoughts ^H4284 are not your thoughts ^H4284,

Nor ^H3808 are your ways ^H1870 My ways ^H1870,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.

9 “For as the heavens ^H8064 are ^H1361 higher ^H1361 than ^H4480 the earth ^H776,

So ^H3651 are My ways ^H1870 higher ^H1361 than ^H4480 your ways ^H1870

And My thoughts ^H4284 than ^H4480 your thoughts ^H4284.

10 “For as the rain ^H1653 and the snow ^H7950 come ^H3381 down ^H3381 from heaven ^H8064,

And do not return ^H7725 there ^H8033 without ^H3588 H518 watering ^H7301 the earth ^H776

And making it bear ^H3205 and sprout ^H6779,

And giving ^H5414 seed ^H2233 to the sower ^H2232 and bread ^H3899 to the eater ^H398,

11 So ^H3651 will My word ^H1697 be which ^H834 goes ^H3318 forth ^H3318 from My mouth ^H6310;

It will not return ^H7725 to Me empty ^H7387,

Without ^H3588 H518 accomplishing ^H6213 what ^H834 pleases ^H2654 Me,

And without succeeding ^H6743 in the matter for which ^H834 I sent ^H7971 it.

12 “For you will go ^H3318 out ^H3318 with gladness ^H8057

And be led ^H2986 forth ^H2986 with peace ^H7965;

The mountains ^H2022 and the hills ^H1389 will break ^H6476 forth ^H6476 into shouts ^H7440 of ^H7440 joy ^H7440 before ^H6440 you,

And all ^H3605 the trees ^H6086 of the field ^H7704 will clap ^H4222 their hands ^H3709.

13 “Instead ^H8478 of ^H8478 the thorn ^H5285 bush ^H5285 the cypress ^H1265 will come ^H5927 up ^H5927,

And instead ^H8478 of ^H8478 the nettle ^H5636 the myrtle ^H1918 will come ^H5927 up ^H5927,

And [fn]it will be to Yahweh ^H3068 for His [fn]renown ^H8034,

For an everlasting ^H5769 sign ^H226 which will not be cut ^H3772 off ^H3772.”