Isaiah 55:1 (GNV)

Passage

Ho, euery one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and ye that haue no siluer, come, bye and eate: come, I say, bye wine and milke without siluer and without money.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 55:1 Ho, euery one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and ye that haue no siluer, come, bye and eate: come, I say, bye wine and milke without siluer and without money.

Isaiah 55:2 Wherefore doe ye lay out siluer and not for bread? and your labour without being satisfied? hearken diligently vnto me, and eate that which is good, and let your soule delite in fatnes.

Isaiah 55:3 Encline your eares, and come vnto me: heare, and your soule shall liue, and I will make an euerlasting couenant with you, euen the sure mercies of Dauid.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "euery", "thirsteth", "come", "waters", "haue", "siluer", and "eate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "euery" and "thirsteth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Wherefore doe ye lay out siluer and...", so "euery" and "thirsteth" should be read forward into that movement. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "euery" and "thirsteth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.