Isaiah 55:2
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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.Why 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.
In other translations
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.Why 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.
Hebrew words
לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100תִשְׁקְלוּ־tishkelu-do you weigh outH8254כֶסֶףkhesefmoneyH3701בְּלוֹא־belo'-for notH3808לֶחֶםlechembreadH3899וִיגִיעֲכֶםvigi'akhemand toil yourH3018בְּלוֹאbelo'for notH3808לְשָׂבְעָהlesave'ahto satietyH7654שִׁמְעוּshim'ulistenH8085שָׁמוֹעַshamoa'steadfastly <to listen>H8085אֵלַי'elaito meH413וְאִכְלוּ־ve'ikhlu-and eatH398טוֹבtovgood thing[s]H2896וְתִתְעַנַּגvetit'anagso it may take delightH6026בַּדֶּשֶׁןbadeshenin <the> fatnessH1880נַפְשְׁכֶם׃nafshekhemappetite yourH5315
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