Isaiah 55:3-5
Amplified Bible
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“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.(A)
4
“Listen carefully, I have appointed [a]him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],
A leader and commander to the peoples.
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“In fact, you [b][Israel] will call a nation that you do not know,
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:4 Or Him (the Messiah Himself).
- Isaiah 55:5 The identification of the one addressed here is uncertain. A large number of authorities believe it to be Israel, as here indicated, but other interpreters think it is the Messiah [the second David], or David as His representative.
Isaiah 55:3-5
New International Version
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)
4 See, I have made him a witness(F) to the peoples,
a ruler and commander(G) of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations(H) you know not,
and nations you do not know will come running to you,(I)
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One(J) of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.”(K)
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