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Isaiah 55:2
New English Translation

2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you?[a]
Why spend[b] your hard-earned money[c] on something that will not satisfy?
Listen carefully[d] to me and eat what is nourishing![e]
Enjoy fine food.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:2 tn Heb “for what is not food.”
  2. Isaiah 55:2 tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
  3. Isaiah 55:2 tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.
  4. Isaiah 55:2 tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.
  5. Isaiah 55:2 tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
  6. Isaiah 55:2 tn Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.”sn Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3-6).
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