Isaiah 55:2

God's Word

Why do you spend money on what cannot nourish you and your wages on what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: Eat what is good, and enjoy the best foods.

Cross References

Psalm 22:26

Oppressed people will eat until they are full. Those who look to the Lord will praise him. May you live forever.

Psalm 34:11

Come, children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 36:8

They are refreshed with the rich foods in your house, and you make them drink from the river of your pleasure.

Psalm 63:5

You satisfy my soul with the richest foods. My mouth will sing ⌞your⌟ praise with joyful lips.

Exodus 15:26

He said, “If you will listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians suffer, because I am the Lord, who heals you.”

Proverbs 1:33

But whoever listens to me will live without worry and will be free from the dread of disaster.”

Proverbs 7:23

until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize that it will cost him his life.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now, sons, listen to me. Blessed are those who follow my ways.

Proverbs 9:5

“Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God gives one person riches, wealth, and honor so that he doesn’t lack anything he wants. Yet, God doesn’t give him the power to enjoy any of them. Instead, a stranger enjoys them. This is pointless and is a painful tragedy.

Isaiah 1:19

If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land.

Isaiah 10:27

At that time their burden will be removed from your shoulders. Their yoke  will be removed from your neck. The yoke will be torn away because you have grown fat.

Isaiah 25:6

On this mountain the Lord of Armies will prepare for all people a feast with the best foods, a banquet with aged wines, with the best foods and the finest wines.

Isaiah 44:20

They eat ashes because they are deceived. Their own misguided minds lead them astray. They can’t rescue themselves or ask themselves, “Isn’t what I hold in my right hand a false god?”

Isaiah 46:6

People pour gold out of their bags and weigh silver on scales. They hire a goldsmith. He makes it into a god. They bow down and worship it.

Isaiah 51:1

Listen to me, you people who pursue what is right and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug.

Isaiah 51:4

Pay attention to me, my people. Open your ears to hear me, my nation. My teachings will go out from me. My justice will become a light for the people.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you people who know righteousness, you people who have my teachings in your hearts. Don’t be afraid of being insulted by people. Don’t be discouraged by their ridicule.

Isaiah 62:8

The Lord has sworn with his right hand and with his mighty arm, “I will never again let your enemies eat your grain, nor will foreigners drink the new wine which you made.”

Isaiah 62:9

Those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the Lord. Those who gather grapes will drink wine in my holy courtyards.

Isaiah 65:23

They will never again work for nothing. They will never again give birth to children who die young, because they will be offspring blessed by the Lord. The Lord will bless their descendants as well.

Jeremiah 12:13

My people planted wheat, but they harvested thorns. They worked until they became sick, but they gained nothing by it. They were disappointed by their harvests because of the burning anger of the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:24

“Now,” declares the Lord, “you must listen to me and not bring anything through the gates of this city on the day of rest. You must observe the day of rest as a holy day by not doing any work on it.

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people have done two things wrong. They have abandoned me, the fountain of life-giving water. They have also dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that can’t hold water.

Jeremiah 31:14

I will satisfy the priests with rich food. My people will be filled with my blessings,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 12:1

The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 8:7

“The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that doesn’t ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.

Habakkuk 2:13

Isn’t it from the Lord of Armies that people grow tired only to feed the flames and nations exhaust themselves for nothing?

Matthew 15:9

Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.’ ”

Matthew 22:4

He sent other servants to tell the people who had been invited, ‘I’ve prepared dinner. My bulls and fattened calves have been butchered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!’

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God’s approval. They will be satisfied.

Mark 7:14

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand!

Luke 15:23

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s celebrate with a feast.

John 6:27

Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing the message, and the message that is heard is what Christ spoke.

Romans 9:31

The people of Israel tried to gain God’s approval by obeying the laws in Moses’ Teachings, but they did not reach their goal.

Deuteronomy 11:13

If you faithfully obey the commands that I’m giving you today, love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t get carried away by all kinds of unfamiliar teachings. Gaining inner strength from God’s kindness  is good for us. This strength does not come from following rules about food, rules that don’t help those who follow them.