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Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/55.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free! <a href="/esv/isaiah/55.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/55.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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! <a href="/kjv/isaiah/55.htm">King James Bible</a> Ho, every 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/55.htm">New King James Version</a> “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/55.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “You there! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/55.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/55.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/55.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. <a href="/amp/isaiah/55.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God]. <a href="/csb/isaiah/55.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/55.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! <a href="/asv/isaiah/55.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ho, every 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/55.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you are thirsty, come and drink water! If you don't have any money, come, eat what you want! Drink wine and milk without paying a cent. <a href="/erv/isaiah/55.htm">English Revised Version</a> Ho, every 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/55.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Listen! Whoever is thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money can come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk. You don't have to pay; its free! <a href="/gnt/isaiah/55.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says, "Come, everyone who is thirsty--here is water! Come, you that have no money--buy grain and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk--it will cost you nothing! <a href="/isv/isaiah/55.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters! Also, you that have no money, come, buy, and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without price. <a href="/msb/isaiah/55.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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! <a href="/net/isaiah/55.htm">NET Bible</a> "Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost! <a href="/nheb/isaiah/55.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters. Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. <a href="/web/isaiah/55.htm">World English Bible</a> “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/55.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Behold, every thirsty one, "" Come to the waters, "" And he who has no money, "" Come, buy and eat, "" Indeed, come, buy wine and milk "" Without money and without price. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/55.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Ho, every one thirsting, Come ye to the waters, and whom there is not to him silver, come ye, buy and eat; and come ye, and buy without silver and without price, wine and milk.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> ALL you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/55.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All you who thirst, come to the waters. And you who have no money: hurry, buy and eat. Approach, buy wine and milk, without money and without barter. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/55.htm">New American Bible</a> All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, buy grain and eat; Come, buy grain without money, wine and milk without cost! <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/55.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/55.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> NO, every one that thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/55.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Oh, all who thirst, go to the waters! He who has no money, go buy and consume wine and milk without money and without price!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/55.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye for water, And he that hath no money; Come ye, buy, and eat; Yea, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. <a href="/sep/isaiah/55.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/55-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12266" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/55.htm">Invitation to the Needy</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">“Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6771.htm" title="6771: ṣā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Thirsty. From tsame'; thirsty.">who are thirsty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: lam·ma·yim (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">to the waters;</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">money,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7666.htm" title="7666: šiḇ·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To buy grain. Denominative from sheber; to deal in grain.">buy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: we·’ĕ·ḵō·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and eat!</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ū·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7666.htm" title="7666: šiḇ·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To buy grain. Denominative from sheber; to deal in grain.">buy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: wə·ḥā·lāḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">and milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: bə·lō·w- (Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ḵe·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">money</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: ū·ḇə·lō·w (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4242.htm" title="4242: mə·ḥîr (N-ms) -- Price, hire. From an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages.">cost!</a> 2Why 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a> On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” <a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a> The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely. <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a> Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a> And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water. <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a> On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. <a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Proverbs 9:5</a> “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed. <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a> They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a> “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Ho, every one that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.<a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a> Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.<a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Proverbs 1:21-23</a> She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, … <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Proverbs 8:4</a> Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.every<a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17,18</a> When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them… <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1,2</a> To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God… <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;buy, and<a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44</a> Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.<a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a> I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.buy wine<a href="/songs/1-2.htm">Song of Solomon 1:2,4</a> Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine… <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a> I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.<a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Zechariah 9:15</a> The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.milk<a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-2.htm">1 Corinthians 3:2</a> I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.<a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a> As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:without money<a href="/isaiah/52-3.htm">Isaiah 52:3</a> For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-23.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-3.htm">Money</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-3.htm">Price</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Thirsteth</a> <a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Thirsts</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Money</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Price</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Thirsteth</a> <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Thirsts</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 55</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calls to faith</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">And to repentance</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">The happy success of those who believe</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Thirst is a metaphor for spiritual longing and desire for God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>, where the psalmist expresses a deep yearning for God. The call is universal, echoing the inclusivity of God's grace.come to the waters Water symbolizes life and purification throughout Scripture. In <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, Jesus offers living water that quenches spiritual thirst eternally. The imagery of water also connects to the cleansing and renewing work of the Holy Spirit, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a>.and you without money This phrase emphasizes the grace of God, highlighting that salvation and spiritual fulfillment cannot be purchased or earned. It reflects the biblical principle of grace, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>, where salvation is described as a gift from God.come, buy, and eat! The paradox of buying without money underscores the idea that what God offers is freely given. Eating signifies partaking in the sustenance and life that God provides, reminiscent of Jesus' invitation in <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>, where He declares Himself the bread of life.Come, buy wine and milk Wine and milk represent abundance and nourishment. Wine is often associated with joy and celebration in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>. Milk symbolizes sustenance and growth, akin to the spiritual nourishment described in <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a>.without money and without cost! This reiterates the theme of grace and the free nature of God's provision. It reflects the prophetic vision of a new covenant where God's blessings are accessible to all, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>. This also prefigures the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who offers salvation freely to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Israel. He is the author of the Book of Isaiah, which contains prophecies and teachings relevant to both his time and the future. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies. At the time, Israel was facing challenges and needed reassurance of God's provision and salvation. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_thirsty.htm">The Thirsty</a> Symbolically represents those who are spiritually needy and seeking fulfillment beyond material wealth or earthly pleasures. 4. <a href="/topical/w/waters,_wine,_and_milk.htm">Waters, Wine, and Milk</a> Metaphors for God's provision and spiritual nourishment. Water often symbolizes life and cleansing, wine represents joy and celebration, and milk signifies sustenance and growth. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_invitation.htm">The Invitation</a> A divine call to receive God's grace and salvation freely, without the need for monetary exchange, highlighting the abundance of God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_invitation_is_universal.htm">God's Invitation is Universal</a> The call to "come" is extended to all, emphasizing God's desire for everyone to experience His grace and salvation. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fulfillment_is_free.htm">Spiritual Fulfillment is Free</a> God's provision of spiritual nourishment is offered without cost, underscoring the concept of grace—unearned and freely given. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_spiritual_need.htm">Recognizing Spiritual Need</a> Just as physical thirst drives one to seek water, spiritual thirst should drive us to seek God. Acknowledge your spiritual needs and turn to God for fulfillment. <a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a> The imagery of water, wine, and milk illustrates the richness and completeness of God's provision. Trust in His ability to meet all your needs. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a> The invitation requires a response. Actively seek God and His righteousness, and be open to receiving His gifts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_55.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 55</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_55_1's_'buy'_without_money_lack_credibility.htm">In Isaiah 55:1, how is it possible to “buy” without money, and does this literal impossibility undermine the passage’s credibility? </a> <a href="/q/join_us_at_the_waters.htm">Will you come to the waters for refreshment?</a> <a href="/q/is_anything_good_from_nazareth.htm">Will you come to the waters for refreshment?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'taste_and_see'_mean.htm">What does "Taste and See that the Lord is Good" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/55.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>LV.(1) Ho, every one that thirsteth . . .--The whole context shows that the water, the wine, the milk are all, symbols of spiritual blessings as distinctly as they are, e.g., in <a href="/john/4-10.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.">John 4:10</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-29.htm" title="But I say to you, I will not drink from now on of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.">Matthew 26:29</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm" title="As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:">1Peter 2:2</a>. The Word "buy" is elsewhere confined to the purchase of corn, and would not rightly have been used of wine and milk. The invitation is addressed, as in a tone of pity, to the bereaved and afflicted one of <a href="/context/isaiah/54-6.htm" title="For the LORD has called you as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when you were refused, said your God.">Isaiah 54:6-7</a>.Without money and without price.--"Literally, For not-money and not-price. The prophet had used the word "buy," but he feels that that word may be misinterpreted. "No silver or gold can buy the blessing which He offers. Something, indeed, is required, and therefore the word" buy "is still the right word; but the "price" is simply the self-surrender that accepts the blessing. Comp. <a href="/context/proverbs/3-14.htm" title="For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.">Proverbs 3:14-15</a>; <a href="/context/matthew/13-45.htm" title="Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:">Matthew 13:45-46</a>, . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/55.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-7. - AN EXHORTATION TO SPIRITUALITY AND REPENTANCE. The prophet passes from the ideal to the actual, from the glorious future to the unsatisfactory present. The people are not ripe for the blessings of the Messianic kingdom - they do not sufficiently value them. Hence a tender exhortation is addressed to them by God himself, inviting them to become more spiritually minded (vers. 1-3), and fresh promises are held out to the obedient (vers. 3-5). The disobedient are then somewhat sternly exhorted to turn from their evil ways and repent (vers. 6, 7). Verse 1. - Ho, every one that thirsteth! Though the mass are gross and carnally minded, there will ever be some who have higher aspirations - who hunger and thirst after righteousness" (<a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a>), and desire spiritual blessings. These are invited, first of all, to come and partake of the good things provided for them in Messiah's kingdom. Come ye to the waters (on the spiritual symbolism of water, see the homiletics on Isaiah 44:3, 4). Here the "peace" and "righteousness" of the Messianic kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/54-13.htm">Isaiah 54:13, 14</a>) are especially intended. Our Lord's cry on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7</a>) is clearly an echo of this. Wine and milk. These are not symbols of temporal blessings, as many have thought. "Wine, water, and milk are," as Delitzsch says, "figurative representations of spiritual revival, re-creation, and nourishment." Without money and without price. God's spiritual gifts are freely given to men; they cannot be purchased. Being in their own nature "more precious than rubies," their value transcends human means of payment. They cannot even be earned by man's best works; for man's best works are comprised in his duty to God, and have, therefore, no purchasing power. God may choose to reward them; but if he does it is of his free grace. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/55-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Come, ה֤וֹי (hō·w) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> Ah! alas! ha! all of you כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who thirst, צָמֵא֙ (ṣā·mê) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6771.htm">Strong's 6771: </a> Thirsty come לְכ֣וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to the waters; לַמַּ֔יִם (lam·ma·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen and you וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that without אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle money, כָּ֑סֶף (kā·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money come, לְכ֤וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk buy, שִׁבְרוּ֙ (šiḇ·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7666.htm">Strong's 7666: </a> To deal in grain and eat! וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּ (we·’ĕ·ḵō·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat Come, וּלְכ֣וּ (ū·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk buy שִׁבְר֗וּ (šiḇ·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7666.htm">Strong's 7666: </a> To deal in grain wine יַ֥יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication and milk, וְחָלָֽב׃ (wə·ḥā·lāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk without בְּלוֹא־ (bə·lō·w-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no money כֶ֛סֶף (ḵe·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money and without וּבְל֥וֹא (ū·ḇə·lō·w) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cost! מְחִ֖יר (mə·ḥîr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4242.htm">Strong's 4242: </a> Price, payment, wages <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 55:1 Ho everyone who thirsts come you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 54:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 54:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 55:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 55:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>