📖 Isaiah — Chapter 55 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Isaiah 55:1 Ho, Revery 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.
Isaiah 55:2 Wherefore Rdo ye Tspend 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.
Isaiah 55:3 RIncline 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.
Isaiah 55:4 Behold, RI have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Isaiah 55:5 Behold, Rthou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
Isaiah 55:6 RSeek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Isaiah 55:7 Let Rthe wicked forsake his way, and Tthe unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will Tabundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:10 For Ras the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Isaiah 55:11 So Rshall 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.
Isaiah 55:12 For Rye 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 field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:13 Instead Rof the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 55:1–5 — Come freely and listen for life
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The thirsty and those without money are invited to receive what truly satisfies. Listening brings life, and covenant mercy associated with David reaches toward the nations.
Key Truth: Seek nourishment that cannot be purchased.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Ho, every one that ____ , come ye to the waters, and he that hath …” (Isaiah 55:1)
Find it in Isaiah 55:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your ____ shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with …” (Isaiah 55:3)
Find it in Isaiah 55:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , I have given him for a witness to the …” (Isaiah 55:4)
Find it in Isaiah 55:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 55:6–9 — Seek the Lord and return for pardon
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The invitation calls for forsaking wicked ways and thoughts. Abundant pardon accompanies the reminder that God’s ways and thoughts rise above human measures.
Key Truth: Return with confidence in abundant mercy.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye …” (Isaiah 55:6)
Find it in Isaiah 55:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For my ____ are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, …” (Isaiah 55:8)
Find it in Isaiah 55:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For as the ____ are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher …” (Isaiah 55:9)
Find it in Isaiah 55:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 55:10–13 — The word accomplishes its purpose
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Rain and snow nourish growth, illustrating the effectiveness of God’s word. Joyful departure and transformed creation close the invitation with signs of lasting renewal.
Key Truth: Receive the word with expectant obedience.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and ____ to the eater:” (Isaiah 55:10)
Find it in Isaiah 55:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For ye shall go out with ____ , and be led forth with peace: the mountains and …” (Isaiah 55:12)
Find it in Isaiah 55:12 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and …” (Isaiah 55:13)
Find it in Isaiah 55:13 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Isaiah 40:8 — God’s word endures when earthly life fades.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What habit or thought must you forsake as you return to God?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What overturns a strictly purchasing-based approach to provision?
2. What urgency accompanies the call to seek the LORD?
3. How do heaven and earth illustrate the LORD’s ways?
4. What makes the sent word effective?
5. What imagery accompanies joyful, peaceful departure?
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