Isaiah 55:2

Conservative English Version

Why waste your money on what really isn't food? Why work hard for something that doesn't satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and you will enjoy the very best foods.

Cross References

Psalm 22:26

The poor will eat and be full, and all who worship you will be thankful and live in hope.

Psalm 34:11

Come, my children, listen as I teach you to respect the LORD.

Psalm 36:8

You give your guests a feast in your house, and you serve a tasty drink that flows like a river.

Psalm 63:5

I will sing joyful praises and be filled with excitement like a guest at a banquet.

Exodus 15:26

Then he said, "I am the LORD your God, and I cure your diseases. If you obey me by doing right and by following my laws and teachings, I won't punish you with the diseases I sent on the Egyptians."

Proverbs 1:33

But if you listen to me, you will be safe and secure without fear of disaster."

Proverbs 7:23

and killed with arrows. He was no more than a bird rushing into a trap, without knowing it would cost him his life.

Proverbs 8:32

Pay attention, my children! Follow my advice, and you will be happy.

Proverbs 9:5

All of you are welcome to my meat and wine.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God may give you everything you want--money, property, and wealth. Then God doesn't let you enjoy it, and someone you don't even know gets it all. That's senseless and terribly unfair!

Isaiah 1:19

If you willingly obey me, the best crops in the land will be yours.

Isaiah 10:27

Then they will no longer rule your nation. All will go well for you, and your burden will be lifted.

Isaiah 25:6

On this mountain the LORD All-Powerful will prepare for all nations a feast of the finest foods. Choice wines and the best meats will be served.

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burned to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Isaiah 46:6

Some people hire a goldsmith and give silver and gold to be formed into an idol for them to worship.

Isaiah 51:1

If you want to do right and obey the LORD, follow Abraham's example. He was the rock from which you were chipped.

Isaiah 51:4

The LORD says: You are my people and nation! So pay attention to me. My teaching will cause justice to shine like a light for every nation.

Isaiah 51:7

If you want to do right and to obey my teaching with all your heart, then pay close attention. Don't be discouraged when others insult you and say hurtful things.

Isaiah 62:8

The LORD has given his word and made this promise: "Never again will I give to your enemies the grain and grapes for which you struggled.

Isaiah 62:9

As surely as you harvest your grain and grapes, you will eat your bread with thankful hearts, and you will drink your wine in my temple."

Isaiah 65:23

Their work won't be wasted, and their children won't die of dreadful diseases. I will bless their children and their grandchildren.

Jeremiah 12:13

My people, you planted wheat, but because I was furious, I let only weeds grow. You wore yourselves out for nothing!

Jeremiah 17:24

(SEE 17:21)

Jeremiah 2:13

You, my people, have sinned in two ways-- you have rejected me, the source of life-giving water, and you've tried to collect water in cracked and leaking pits dug in the ground.

Jeremiah 31:14

I will bless my people with more food than they need, and the priests will enjoy the choice cuts of meat. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Hosea 12:1

All day long Israel chases wind from the desert; deceit and violence are found everywhere. Treaties are made with Assyria; olive oil is taken to Egypt.

Hosea 8:7

If you scatter wind instead of wheat, you will harvest a whirlwind and have no wheat. Even if you harvest grain, enemies will steal it all.

Habakkuk 2:13

But the LORD All-Powerful sends up in flames what nations and people work so hard to gain.

Matthew 15:9

It is useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by humans."

Matthew 22:4

He sent other servants to say to the guests, "The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!"

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They will be given what they want!

Mark 7:14

Jesus called the crowd together again and said, "Pay attention and try to understand what I mean.

Luke 15:23

Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and celebrate.

John 6:27

Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so."

Romans 10:17

No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ.

Romans 9:31

It also means that the people of Israel were not acceptable to God. And why not? It was because they were trying to be acceptable by obeying the Law instead of by having faith in God. The people of Israel fell over the stone that makes people stumble,

Deuteronomy 11:13

The LORD your God commands you to love him and to serve him with all your heart and soul. If you obey him,

Hebrews 13:9

Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who eat them.