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55 “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.
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
    and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good,
    and let your soul delight itself in richness.
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.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples,
    a leader and commander to the peoples.
Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know;
    and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you,
    because of Yahweh your God,
    and for the Holy One of Israel;
    for he has glorified you.”

Seek Yahweh while he may be found.
    Call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts.
Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him,
    to our God, for he will freely pardon.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
“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 comes down and the snow from the sky,
    and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth,
    and makes it grow and bud,
    and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
11 so is my word that goes out of my mouth:
    it will not return to me void,
    but it will accomplish that which I please,
    and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
12 For you shall go out with joy,
    and be led out with peace.
The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing;
    and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn the cypress tree will come up;
    and instead of the brier the myrtle tree will come up.
It will make a name for Yahweh,
    for an everlasting sign that will not be cut off.”

Invitation to the Thirsty

55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,(A)
    come to the waters;(B)
and you who have no money,
    come, buy(C) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(D)
    without money and without cost.(E)
Why spend money on what is not bread,
    and your labor on what does not satisfy?(F)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(G)
    and you will delight in the richest(H) of fare.
Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(I) that you may live.(J)
I will make an everlasting covenant(K) with you,
    my faithful love(L) promised to David.(M)
See, I have made him a witness(N) to the peoples,
    a ruler and commander(O) of the peoples.
Surely you will summon nations(P) you know not,
    and nations you do not know will come running to you,(Q)
because of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(R) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.”(S)

Seek(T) the Lord while he may be found;(U)
    call(V) on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake(W) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(X)
Let them turn(Y) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(Z) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(AA)

“For my thoughts(AB) are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”(AC)
declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,(AD)
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.(AE)
10 As the rain(AF) and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(AG)
    so that it yields seed(AH) for the sower and bread for the eater,(AI)
11 so is my word(AJ) that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,(AK)
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose(AL) for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy(AM)
    and be led forth in peace;(AN)
the mountains and hills
    will burst into song(AO) before you,
and all the trees(AP) of the field
    will clap their hands.(AQ)
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(AR) the myrtle(AS) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(AT)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

Ang Habag ng Dios

55 Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Lumapit kayo, lahat kayong nauuhaw, narito ang tubig! Kahit wala kayong pera, lumapit kayo at kumain! Halikayo, kumuha kayo ng inumin at gatas ng walang bayad! Bakit ninyo ginugugol ang inyong mga salapi sa mga bagay na hindi makakain? Bakit nʼyo inuubos ang mga sweldo ninyo sa mga bagay na hindi makakapagpabusog sa inyo? Makinig kayo sa akin at makakakain kayo ng mga masasarap na pagkain, at talagang mabubusog kayo. Lumapit kayo sa akin at makinig para mabuhay kayo. Gagawa ako ng walang hanggang kasunduan sa inyo. Ipapadama ko sa inyo ang pag-ibig koʼt awa na ipinangako ko kay David. Ginawa ko siyang tagapamahala ng mga bansa, at sa pamamagitan niyaʼy ipinakita ko ang aking kapangyarihan sa kanila. Tatawagin ninyo ang mga bansang hindi ninyo kasama, at magmamadali silang lalapit sa inyo, dahil ako, ang Panginoon na inyong Dios, ang Banal na Dios ng Israel, ang nagbigay sa inyo ng karangalan.”

Lumapit na kayo sa Panginoon at tumawag sa kanya habang naririyan pa siya para tulungan kayo. Talikuran na ng mga taong masama ang masasama nilang ugali at baguhin na ang masasama nilang pag-iisip. Magbalik-loob na sila sa Panginoon na ating Dios, dahil kaaawaan at patatawarin niya sila.

Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Ang pag-iisip ko ay hindi katulad ng pag-iisip ninyo at ang pamamaraan ko ay hindi katulad ng pamamaraan ninyo. Kung gaano kalayo ang langit sa lupa, ganoon din kalayo ang aking pamamaraan at pag-iisip kaysa sa inyo. 10 Ang ulan at nyebe ay mula sa itaas, at hindi bumabalik doon hanggaʼt hindi muna nakapagbibigay ng tubig sa lupa at nakapagpapalago ng mga halaman para makapagbigay ng binhi at pagkain sa nagtatanim at sa mga tao. 11 Ganyan din ang aking mga salita, hindi ito mawawalan ng kabuluhan. Isasakatuparan nito ang aking ninanais, at isasagawa ang aking layunin kung bakit ko ito ipinadala.

12 Mga Israelita, aalis kayo nang masaya sa Babilonia at papatnubayan kayo ng Dios. Ang mga bundok at mga burol ay parang mga taong aawit sa tuwa. At ang lahat ng mga puno ay parang mga taong magpapalakpakan. 13 Tutubo na ang mga puno ng sipres at mirto sa dating tinutubuan ng mga halamang may tinik. Ang mga pangyayaring itoʼy magbibigay ng karangalan sa akin. Magiging tanda ito magpakailanman ng aking kapangyarihan.”