1 "Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
1 “Ho! Every one who (A)thirsts, come to the waters;And you who have (B)no (a)money come, buy and eat.Come, buy (C)wine and milk(D)Without money and without cost.
1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
1 “Come, everyone who is thirsty,(A)come to the waters;and you without money,come, buy, and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without cost!
1 "Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters! Also, you that have no money, come, buy, and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!
2 “Why do you (b)spend money for what is (E)not bread,And your wages for what does not satisfy?Listen carefully to Me, and (F)eat what is good,And (G)delight yourself in abundance.
2 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.
2 Why do you spend money on what is not food,and your wages on what does not satisfy?Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.(a)
2 Why spend your money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in rich food.
3 Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
3 “(H)Incline your ear and come to Me.Listen, that (c)you may (I)live;And I will make (J)an everlasting covenant with you,According to the (K)faithful mercies (d)shown to David.
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.
3 Pay attention and come to Me;listen, so that you will live.I will make an everlasting covenant with you,(B)the promises assured to David.(C)
3 Pay attention to me, come to me; and listen, so that you may live; then I'll make an everlasting covenant with you, as promised by my faithful, sure love for David.
5 Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.
5 “Behold, you will call a (N)nation you do not know,And a nation which knows you not will (O)run to you,Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;For He has (P)glorified you.”
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations 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.
5 so you will summon a nation you do not know,(F)and nations who do not know you will run to you.(G)For the Lord your God,even the Holy One of Israel,(H)has glorified you.”(I)
5 "Look! You will call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you."
7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
7 (S)Let the wicked forsake his wayAnd the unrighteous man his (T)thoughts;And let him (U)return to the Lord,And He will have (V)compassion on him,And to our God,For He will (W)abundantly pardon.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
7 Let the wicked one abandon his wayand the sinful one his thoughts;(K)let him return to the Lord,so He may have compassion on him,and to our God, for He will freely forgive.(L)
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.
8 "Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,and your ways are not My ways.”This is the Lord’s declaration.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
9 for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
9 “For (Z)as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your waysAnd My thoughts than your thoughts.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
9 “For as heaven is higher than earth,(M)so My ways are higher than your ways,and My thoughts than your thoughts.
9 "For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.
10 “For as the (AA)rain and the snow come down from heaven,And do not return there without watering the earthAnd making it bear and sprout,And furnishing (AB)seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
10 For just as rain and snow fall from heavenand do not return therewithout saturating the earthand making it germinate and sprout,and providing seed to sowand food to eat,(N)
10 "For just as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, yielding seed for the sower and bread for eating,
11 In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend."
11 So will My (AC)word be which goes forth from My mouth;It will (AD)not return to Me empty,Without (AE)accomplishing what I desire,And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
11 so My word that comes from My mouthwill not return to Me empty,but it will accomplish what I pleaseand will prosper in what I send it to do.”(O)
11 so will my message be that goes out of my mouth it won't return to me empty. Instead, it will accomplish what I desire, and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
12 Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.
12 “For you will go out with (AF)joyAnd be led forth with (AG)peace;The (AH)mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,And all the (AI)trees of the field will clap their hands.
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.
12 You will indeed go out with joyand be peacefully guided;the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you,and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.(P)
12 "For you will go out in joy, and come back with peace; the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
13 Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the Lord, a permanent reminder that will remain.
13 “Instead of the (AJ)thorn bush the (AK)cypress will come up,And instead of the (AL)nettle the myrtle will come up,And (e)it will be a (f)(AM)memorial to the Lord,For an everlasting (AN)sign which (AO)will not be cut off.”
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
13 Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up,and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;(Q)it will make a name for Yahweh(R)as an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
13 Instead of thornbushes, pine trees will grow, and instead of briers, myrtles will grow; and they will be a sign for the LORD, and an everlasting name that will not be cut off."
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