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Isaiah 55

13 aligned verses; 13 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse YLT Young's Literal Translation BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ho , every thirsty one , come ye to the waters , And he who hath no money, Come ye , buy and eat , yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
“Come , all you who are thirsty, come to the waters ; and you without money, come, buy , and eat ! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread ? And your labour for that which is not for satiety ? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness .
Why spend money on that which is not bread , and your labor on that which does not satisfy ? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods .
Incline your ear , and come unto me , Hear , and your soul doth live , And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast .
Incline your ear and come to Me ; listen , so that your soul may live . I will make with you an everlasting covenant — My loving devotion promised to David.
Lo , a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.
Behold , I have made him a witness to the nations , a leader and commander of the peoples.
Lo, a nation thou knowest not , thou callest , And a nation who know thee not unto thee do run , For the sake of Jehovah thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, Because He hath beautified thee .
Surely you will summon a nation you do not know , and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you . ”
Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found , Call ye Him , while He is near ,
Seek the LORD while He may be found ; call on Him while He is near .
Forsake doth the wicked his way , And the man of iniquity his thoughts , And he returneth to Jehovah , and He pitieth him , And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts ; let him return to the LORD , that He may have compassion , and to our God , for He will freely pardon.
For not My thoughts ` are ' your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah,
“ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, ” declares the LORD.
For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways , And My thoughts above your thoughts.
“ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
For , as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not , But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up , And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater ,
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout , and providing seed to sow and food to eat ,
So is My word that goeth out of My mouth , It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired , And prosperously effected that `for' which I sent it.
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please , and it will prosper where I send it.
For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in , The mountains and the hills Break forth before you `with' singing , And all trees of the field clap the hand .
You will indeed go out with 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 .
Instead of the thorn come up doth fir , Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle , And it hath been to Jehovah for a name , For a sign age-during -- it is not cut off!
Instead of the thornbush , a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign , never to be destroyed.”

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