Isaiah 55

Ho, ^aevery one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,

And he that hath no money;

^bCome ye, ^cbuy, and eat;

Yea, come, buy ^bwine and milk ^dwithout money and without price.

^2eWherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?

And your labour ^ffor that which satisfieth not?

Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good,

And let your soul ^gdelight itself in fatness.

³Incline your ear, and ^hcome unto me:

Hear, and ⁱyour soul shall live;

And ^kI will make an everlasting covenant with you,

Even ^lthe sure mercies of ^mDavid.

⁴Behold, I have given ^mhim for ⁿa witness to the people,

A ^oleader and commander to the people.

⁵Behold, ^pthou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not,

And ^qnations that knew not thee shall run unto thee

Because of the Lord thy God,

And for ^rthe Holy One of Israel; ^rfor ^she hath glorified thee.

^6tSeek ye the Lord while he may be found,

Call ye upon him while he is near:

⁷Let the wicked forsake his way,

And the unrighteous man ^uhis thoughts:

And ^vlet him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him;

And to our God, for he will abundantly ^wpardon.

⁸For ^xmy thoughts are not your thoughts,

Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

⁹For ^yas the heavens are higher than the earth,

So are my ways higher than your ways,

And my thoughts than your thoughts.

¹⁰For ^zas the rain cometh down,

And the snow from heaven,

And returneth not thither,

But watereth the earth,

And maketh it bring forth and bud,

^aThat it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

^11bSo 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.

^12cFor ye shall go out with joy,

And be led forth with peace:

The mountains and the hills shall ^dbreak forth before you into singing,

And all ^ethe trees of the field shall clap their hands.

^13fInstead of ^gthe 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 ^hfor a name,

For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

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