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1 Ho! Every
one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no
money come, buy and eat Come, buy wine and milk Without
money and without cost. |
1 Come, all
you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who
have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and
milk without money and without cost. |
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2 Why do you
spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for
what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat
what is good, And delight yourself in abundance. |
2 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 your soul will delight in the richest of fare. |
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3 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. |
3 Give ear
and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will
make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love
promised to David. |
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4 Behold, I
have made him a witness to the peoples, A leader and
commander for the peoples. |
4 See, I have
made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander of the peoples. |
5 Behold,
you will call a nation you do not know,
And a nation which knows you not will run to you,
Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of
Israel; For He has glorified you."
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5 Surely you
will summon nations you know not,
and nations that do not know you will hasten to you,
because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor." |
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6
Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call
upon Him while He is near. |
6 Seek the
LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is
near. |
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7
Let the wicked forsake his way And the
unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the
LORD, And He will have compassion on him, And to our
God, For He will abundantly pardon. |
7 Let the
wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon. |
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"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are
your ways My ways," declares the LORD.
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8 "For my
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways," declares the LORD. |
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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 "As the
heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts. |
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10 "For as
the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not
return there without watering the earth And making it
bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and
bread to the eater; |
10 As the
rain and the snow come down from heaven,and do not
return to it without watering the earth and making it
bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower
and bread for the eater, |
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11 So will
My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not
return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I
desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I
sent it. |
11 so is my
word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to
me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve
the purpose for which I sent it. |
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12 "For you
will go out with joy And be led forth with peace; The
mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of
joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap
their hands. |
12 You will
go out in joy
and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will
burst into song before you, and all the trees of the
field will clap their hands. |
13 "Instead
of the thorn bush the cypress will come up, And instead
of the nettle the myrtle will come up, And it will be a
memorial to the LORD,
For an everlasting sign which will not be cut off." |
13 Instead of
the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of
briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD's
renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be
destroyed." |
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New American Standard Bible
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1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights
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