Isaiah 55:2
Context| NETBible | Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? 1 Why spend 2 your hard-earned money 3 on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully 4 to me and eat what is nourishing! 5 Enjoy fine food! 6 |
| XREF | Ex 15:26; De 11:13; Ps 22:26; Ps 34:11; Ps 36:8; Ps 63:5; Pr 1:33; Pr 7:23; Pr 8:32; Pr 9:5; Isa 25:6; Isa 44:20; Isa 46:6; Isa 51:1,4,7; Jer 2:13; Jer 31:14; Ho 8:7; Ho 12:1; Hab 2:13; Mt 15:9; Mt 22:4; Mr 7:14; Lu 15:15,16; Lu 15:23; Joh 6:48-58; Ro 9:31; Ro 10:2,3; Ro 10:17; Php 3:4-7; Heb 13:9 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “for what is not food.” 2 tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line). 3 tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns. 4 tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation. 5 tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV). 6 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). |
