NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Wherefore do ye spendshaqal (shaw-kal') to suspend or poise (especially in trade) -- pay, receive(-r), spend, throughly, weigh. money keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). for that which is not bread lechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. and your labour ygiya` (yeg-ee'-ah) toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) -- labour, work. for that which satisfieth sob`ah (sob-aw') satiety -- (to have) enough, till...be full, (un-)satiable, satisfy, sufficiently. not lo' (lo) not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) hearken shama` (shaw-mah') to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) diligently shama` (shaw-mah') to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) unto me and eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. ye that which is good towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun and let your soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) delight `anag (aw-nag') to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious -- delicate(-ness), (have) delight (self), sport self. itself in fatness deshen (deh'-shen) the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices -- ashes, fatness. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "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. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Why do you spend money 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. International Standard Version Why spend your money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in rich food. NET Bible Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food! GOD'S WORD® Translation Why do you spend money on what cannot nourish you and your wages on what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: Eat what is good, and enjoy the best foods. King James 2000 Bible Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfies not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness. Links Isaiah 55:2Isaiah 55:2 NIV Isaiah 55:2 NLT Isaiah 55:2 ESV Isaiah 55:2 NASB Isaiah 55:2 KJV |
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