“1 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. 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. 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. 4 Behold, I have
given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the
people. 5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and
nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy
God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.”
“6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he
is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his
thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon
him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts
[are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the
LORD. 9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as the
rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither,
but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may
give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the
thing] whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led
forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before
you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their]
hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead
of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD
for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off.”
(Isaiah 55:1-13 AV)