"Ho! Every
one
who athirsts
, come
to the waters
; And you who
have
bno
1money
come
, buy
and eat
. Come
, buy
cwine
and milk
dWithout
money
and without
cost
.
"Why do you 1spend
money
for what is anot bread
, And your wages
for what
does not satisfy
? Listen
carefully
to Me, and beat
what
is good
, And cdelight
yourself
in abundance
.
" aIncline your ear
and come
to Me. Listen
, that 1you may blive
; And I will make
can everlasting
covenant
with you, According to the dfaithful
mercies
2shown to David
.
"Behold, I have made
ahim a witness
to the peoples
, A bleader
and commander
for the peoples
.
"Behold, you will call
a anation
you do not know
, And a nation
which knows
you not will brun
to you, Because
of the LORD
your God
, even the Holy
One
of Israel
; For He has cglorified
you."
aSeek the LORD
while He may be found
; bCall
upon Him while He is near
.
aLet the wicked forsake
his way
And the unrighteous
man
his bthoughts
; And let him creturn
to the LORD
, And He will have
dcompassion
on him, And to our God
, For He will eabundantly
pardon
.
"For My thoughts are not ayour thoughts
, Nor
are byour ways
My ways
," declares
the LORD
.
"For aas the heavens are higher
than
the earth
, So
are My ways
higher
than
your ways
And My thoughts
than
your thoughts
.
"For as the arain and the snow
come
down
from heaven
, And do not return
there
without
watering
the earth
And making it bear
and sprout
, And furnishing
bseed
to the sower
and bread
to the eater
;
So will My aword
be which
goes
forth
from My mouth
; It will bnot return
to Me empty
, Without
caccomplishing
what
I desire
, And without succeeding
in the matter for which
I sent
it.
"For you will go out with ajoy
And be led
forth
with bpeace
; The cmountains
and the hills
will break
forth
into shouts
of joy
before
you, And all
the dtrees
of the field
will clap
their hands
.
"Instead of the athorn
bush
the bcypress
will come
up, And instead
of the cnettle
the myrtle
will come
up, And 1it will be a 2 dmemorial
to the LORD
, For an everlasting
esign
which fwill not be cut
off
."