Isaiah 55:2
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55:2Why pay money for something that will not nourish you?3
Why spend4 your hard-earned money5 on something that will not satisfy?
Listen carefully6 to me and eat what is nourishing!7
Enjoy fine food!8
Footnotes
- 3 Heb “for what is not food.”
- 4 The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
- 5 Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.
- 6 The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.
- 7 Heb “good” (so , , ).
- 8 Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.” Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3–6).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and you will delight in the richest of fare.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Why do you spend silver 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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?
Why pay for food that does you no good?
Listen to me, and you will eat what is good.
You will enjoy the finest food.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Why do you weigh out money for what is not food,
and your labor for what cannot satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
and let your soul take pleasure in rich food.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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