Isaiah 55:1-9 ▼

1 Ye that thirst, go to the water, and all that have no money, go and buy; and eat and drink wine and fat without money or price.

2 Wherefore do ye value at the price of money, and give your labour for that which will not satisfy? hearken to me, and ye shall eat that which is good, and your soul shall feast itself on good things.

3 Give heed with your ears, and follow my ways: hearken to me, and your soul shall live in prosperity; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, the sure mercies of David.

4 Behold I have made him a testimony among the Gentiles, a prince and commander to the Gentiles.

5 Nations which know thee not, shall call upon thee, and peoples which are not acquainted with thee, shall flee to thee for refuge, for the sake of the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified thee.

6 Seek ye the Lord, and when ye find him, call upon him; and when he shall draw nigh to you,

7 let the ungodly leave his ways, and the transgressor his counsels: and let him return to the Lord, and he shall find mercy; for he shall abundantly pardon your sins.

8 For my counsels are not as your counsels, nor are my ways as your ways, saith the Lord.

9 But as the heaven is distant from the earth, so is my way distant from your ways, and your thoughts from my mind.