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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Ho H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- every one that thirsteth H6771 (צָמֵא) — thirsty (literally or figuratively)
- come H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- ye to the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and he that hath no money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- ye, buy H7666 (שָׁבַר) — to deal in grain
- and eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- yea, come H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- buy H7666 (שָׁבַר) — to deal in grain
- wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- and milk H2461 (חָלָב) — milk (as the richness of kine)
- without money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and without price H4242 (מְחִיר) — price, payment, wages
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore do ye spend H8254 (שָׁקַל) — to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
- money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- not bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- and your labour H3018 (יְגִיעַ) — toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
- satisfieth H7654 (שׇׂבְעָה) — satiety
- not H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- diligently H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- unto me, and eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and let your soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- delight H6026 (עָנַג) — to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
- itself in fatness H1880 (דֶּשֶׁן) — the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Incline H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- your ear H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- and come H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- unto me: hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- and your soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- shall live H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- and I will make H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- an everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- the sure H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- mercies H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- a witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- to the people H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
- a leader H5057 (נָגִיד) — a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
- and commander H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, thou shalt call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- a nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- thou knowest H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- not, and nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- knew H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- not thee shall run H7323 (רוּץ) — to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
- unto thee because of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and for the Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- for he hath glorified H6286 (פָּאַר) — to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself; to shake a tree
6 Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- ye Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- while he may be found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- ye upon him while he is near H7138 (קָרוֹב) — near (in place, kindred or time)
7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- forsake H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- his way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and the unrighteous H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- his thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- and let him return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and he will have mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- upon him; and to our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- for he will abundantly H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- pardon H5545 (סָלַח) — to forgive
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For my thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- not your thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- your ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- my ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- are higher H1361 (גָּבַהּ) — to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
- than the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- so are my ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- higher H1361 (גָּבַהּ) — to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
- than your ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and my thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- than your thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
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, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For as the rain H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם) — a shower
- cometh down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- and the snow H7950 (שֶׁלֶג) — snow (probably from its whiteness)
- from heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and returneth H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- not thither, but watereth H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and maketh it bring forth H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- and bud H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- that it may give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- to the sower H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- and bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- to the eater H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So shall my word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- be that goeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- out of my mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- it shall not return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto me void H7387 (רֵיקָם) — emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
- but it shall accomplish H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- that which I please H2654 (חָפֵץ) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
- and it shall prosper H6743 (צָלַח) — to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
- whereto I sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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 fields shall clap their hands.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For ye shall go out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- with joy H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- and be led forth H2986 (יָבַל) — properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)
- with peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and the hills H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- shall break forth H6476 (פָּצַח) — to break out (in joyful sound)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- you into singing H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- and all the trees H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- shall clap H4222 (מָחָא) — to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)
- hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
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 Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Instead of the thorn H5285 (נַעֲצוּץ) — probably a brier; by implication, a thicket of thorny bushes
- shall come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- the fir tree H1265 (בְּרוֹשׁ) — a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
- and instead of the brier H5636 (סַרְפָּד) — a nettle (as stinging like a burn)
- the myrtle tree H1918 (הֲדַס) — the myrtle
- and it shall be to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for a name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- for an everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- sign H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- shall not be cut off H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…