Isaiah 55:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Do ye

Spend

Isaiah 46:6

General references

Matthew 22:9

Bible References

Do ye

As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

For my people have done two evils; they have given up me, the fountain of living waters, and have made for themselves water-holes, cut out from the rock, broken water-holes, of no use for storing water.

For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.

See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

Spend

As for those who take gold out of a bag, and put silver in the scales, they give payment to a gold-worker, to make it into a god; they go down on their faces and give it worship.

General references

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;

Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.