Isaiah 55:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 55:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תִשְׁקְלוּ
shâqal
H8254
to weigh
כֶ֨סֶף֙
keçeph
H3701
silver
בְּֽלוֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לֶ֔חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם
yᵉgîyaʻ
H3018
toil
בְּל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה
sobʻâh
H7654
satisfaction
שִׁמְע֨וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
שָׁמ֤וֹעַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאִכְלוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
ט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג
ʻânag
H6026
to be delicate
בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן
deshen
H1880
fatness
נַפְשְׁכֶֽם
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why do you weigh out silver for not bread, and your labor, for not to sufficiency? Listening, listen to me and eat the good, and let your soul be delighted by fatness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).