Isaiah

Isaiah 55:2

²Why spend money on that which is not bread,

and your labor on that which does not satisfy?

Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,

and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
spend	תִשְׁקְלוּ־	ṯiš·qə·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8254 weigh
money	כֶ֙סֶף֙	ḵe·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
on that which is not	בְּֽלוֹא־	bə·lō·w-	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bread	לֶ֔חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and your labor	וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם	wî·ḡî·‘ă·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3018 toil, product
on that which does not	בְּל֣וֹא	bə·lō·w	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfy	לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה	lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H7654 satiety
Listen carefully	שִׁמְע֨וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to Me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and eat	וְאִכְלוּ־	wə·’iḵ·lū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H398 eat
what is good	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and your soul	נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃	nap̄·šə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
will delight	וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג	wə·ṯiṯ·‘an·naḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6026 be soft, delicate, dainty
in the richest of foods	בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן	bad·de·šen	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1880 fatness, fat ashes

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 6:48–58 · Psalm 22:26 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Psalm 36:8 · Romans 10:2–3 · Hebrews 13:9 · Isaiah 51:7 · Jeremiah 31:14 · Mark 7:14 · Habakkuk 2:13 · Matthew 22:4 · Psalm 34:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.