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Isaiah 55:3–4

Give ear and come to me;

listen,q that you may live.r

I will make an everlasting covenants with you,

my faithful lovet promised to David.u

See, I have made him a witnessv to the peoples,

a ruler and commanderw of the peoples.

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Isaiah 55:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Incline your ear, and come to me;

hear, that your soul may live;

and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,

my steadfast, sure love for David.

Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,

a leader and commander for the peoples.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people,

A leader and commander to the people.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Come to me with your ears wide open.

Listen, and you will find life.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you.

I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.

I made him a leader among the nations.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Incline your ear, and come to Me.

Hear, and your soul shall live;

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—

The sure mercies of David.

Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,

A leader and commander for the people.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Come to me and listen;

listen to me so you may live.

I will make an agreement with you that will last forever.

I will give you the blessings I promised to David.

I made David a witness of my power for all nations,

a ruler and commander of many nations.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Open your ears, and come to me! 

Listen so that you may live! 

I will make an everlasting promiseto you— 

the blessings I promised to David. 

I made him a witness to people, 

a leader and a commander for people. 

Isaiah 55:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Pay attention and come to Me;

listen, so that you will live.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

the promises assured to David.

Since I have made him a witness to the peoples,

a leader and commander for the peoples,

Isaiah 55:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Incline your ear, and come to me;

listen, so that you may live.

I will make with you an everlasting covenant,

my steadfast, sure love for David.

See, I made him a witness to the peoples,

a leader and commander for the peoples.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Extend your ear, and come to me!

Listen so that your soul may live,

and I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

the enduring proofs of the mercies shown to David.

Look! I made him a witness to the peoples,

a leader and a commander for the peoples.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Listen and come to me.

Pay attention to me.

Then you will live.

I will make a covenant with you that will last forever.

I will give you my faithful love.

I promised it to David.

I made him a witness to the nations.

He became a leader and commander over them.

Isaiah 55:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Incline your ear and come to Me.

Listen, that you may live;

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

According to the faithful mercies shown to David.

Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples,

A leader and commander for the peoples.


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