Isaiah 55:2
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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Study Note
'Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not?' — this rhetorical question in the great invitation oracle of Isaiah 55 challenges Israel's pursuit of insufficient substitutes for the covenantal relationship with God, using marketplace imagery (money, bread, labour, satisfaction) to indict misplaced spiritual investment. The verse stands at the structural center of the 'free offer' that opens the chapter: water, wine, milk, and bread are available 'without money and without price' (v.1), yet the people exhaust themselves on inadequate commodities — a metaphor for idolatry, assimilation, and any pursuit of flourishing outside covenant fidelity. The NT picks up this imagery in John 6:27, 35 where Jesus contrasts 'meat that perisheth' with himself as 'the bread of life,' and in Revelation 22:17's final invitation to 'take the water of life freely.'
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Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor 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 do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness.
Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.
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