Isaiah 55:3
Incline 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 55:3 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. |
| ASV | Incline 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David. |
| BBE | Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David. |
| Webster | Incline your ear, and come to me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. |
What does Isaiah 55:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5
An invitation to receive freely the blessings of the Saviour. (Is. 55:1-5) Gracious offers of pardon and peace. (Is. 55:6-13) Verses 1-5 All are welcome to the blessings of salvation, to whom those blessings are welcome. In Christ there is enough for all, and enough for each. Those satisfied with the world, that see no need of Christ, do not thirst. They are in no uneasiness about their souls: but where God gives…
Isaiah 55:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 55:3
- Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
- Proverbs 4:20
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
- Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
- Acts 13:34
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
- Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Isaiah 61:8
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- John 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
- Psalms 78:1
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- John 5:24-25
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
- Psalms 89:35-37
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
- Psalms 89:28
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 78:1; 119:112; Pr 4:20
come.
Mt 11:28; Joh 6:37,44,45; 7:37
hear.
Mt 13:16; 17:5; Joh 5:24,25; 8:47; 10:27
and I will.
54:8; 61:8; Ge 17:7; 2Sa 23:5; Jer 32:40; 50:5; Heb 13:20
the sure.
2Sa 7:8-17; Ps 89:28,35-37; Jer 33:20,21,26; Eze 37:24,25
Ac 13:34
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Context
- Isaiah 55:2
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.
- Isaiah 55:3
Incline 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, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Isaiah 55:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Inclinad vuestros oídos, y venid á mí; oid, y vivirá vuestra alma; y haré con vosotros pacto eterno, las misericordias firmes á David. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Inclinez votre oreille et venez à moi; écoutez, et votre âme vivra: et je ferai avec vous une alliance éternelle, les grâces assurées de David. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Neiget euer Ohr und kommet zu mir; höret, und eure Seele wird leben. Und ich will einen ewigen Bund mit euch schließen: die gewissen Gnaden Davids. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Inclinate aurem vestram, et venite ad me; audite, et vivet anima vestra, et feriam vobiscum pactum sempiternum, misericordias David fideles. |