11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 55:1
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Isaiah 55:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- KJV King James Version
- Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “Behold, every thirsty one, || Come to the waters, || And he who has no money, || Come, buy and eat, || Indeed, come, buy wine and milk || Without money and without price.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Come, every one of you who's thirsty, come and drink the water! You who don't have money, come—you can buy and eat! Come and buy wine and milk—you don't need money; there's no cost!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ה֤וֹי | hō·w | Come | H1945 הוֹי woe! |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all you | H3605 כֹּל all |
| צָמֵא֙ | ṣā·mê | [who are] thirsty | H6771 צָמֵא thirsty |
| לְכ֣וּ | lə·ḵū | come | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| לַמַּ֔יִם | lam·ma·yim | to the waters | H4325 מַי water |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wa·’ă·šer | and you | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | without | H369 אַ֫יִן nothing |
| ל֖וֹ | lōw | — | H9005 ל to/for |
| כָּ֑סֶף | kā·sep̄ | money | H3701 כֶּ֫סֶף silver: money |
| לְכ֤וּ | lə·ḵū | come | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| שִׁבְרוּ֙ | šiḇ·rū | buy | H7666 שָׁבַר to buy grain |
| וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּ | we·’ĕ·ḵō·lū | and eat | H398 אָכַל to eat |
| וּלְכ֣וּ | ū·lə·ḵū | Come | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| שִׁבְר֗וּ | šiḇ·rū | buy | H7666 שָׁבַר to buy grain |
| בְּלוֹא־ | bə·lō·w- | without | H3808 לֹא not |
| כֶ֛סֶף | ḵe·sep̄ | money | H3701 כֶּ֫סֶף silver: money |
| וּבְל֥וֹא | ū·ḇə·lō·w | and without | H3808 לֹא not |
| מְחִ֖יר | mə·ḥîr | cost | H4242 מְחִיר price |
| יַ֥יִן | ya·yin | wine | H3196 יַ֫יִן wine |
| וְחָלָֽב׃ | wə·ḥā·lāḇ | and milk | H2461 חָלָב milk |
Related verses
- John 7:37–38
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
- Revelation 21:6
He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
- Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
- Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:
- John 4:10–14
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father, Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, as did his children, and his livestock?” …
- Isaiah 41:17–18
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
- Psalm 143:6
I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
- Revelation 22:1
He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
- 1 Peter 2:2
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,
- Psalm 63:1
God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.
3 Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Read all of Isaiah 55 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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