Isaiah 55 : 1 (NCV)
The Lord says, "All you who are thirsty, come and drink. Those of you who do not have money, come, buy and eat! Come buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Isaiah 55 : 2 (NCV)
Why spend your money on something that is not real food? Why work for something that doesn't really satisfy you? Listen closely to me, and you will eat what is good; your soul will enjoy the rich food that satisfies.
Isaiah 55 : 3 (NCV)
Come to me and listen; listen to me so you may live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever. I will give you the blessings I promised to David.
Isaiah 55 : 4 (NCV)
I made David a witness of my power for all nations, a ruler and commander of many nations.
Isaiah 55 : 5 (NCV)
You will call for nations that you don't yet know. And these nations that do not know you will run to you because of the Lord your God, because of the Holy One of Israel who honors you."
Isaiah 55 : 6 (NCV)
So you should look for the Lord before it is too late; you should call to him while he is near.
Isaiah 55 : 7 (NCV)
The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
Isaiah 55 : 8 (NCV)
The Lord says, "My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways.
Isaiah 55 : 9 (NCV)
Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55 : 10 (NCV)
Rain and snow fall from the sky and don't return without watering the ground. They cause the plants to sprout and grow, making seeds for the farmer and bread for the people.
Isaiah 55 : 11 (NCV)
The same thing is true of the words I speak. They will not return to me empty. They make the things happen that I want to happen, and they succeed in doing what I send them to do.
Isaiah 55 : 12 (NCV)
"So you will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
Isaiah 55 : 13 (NCV)
Large cypress trees will grow where thornbushes were. Myrtle trees will grow where weeds were. These things will be a reminder of the Lord's promise, and this reminder will never be destroyed."
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