Isaiah 55:3-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-5

Here, I. We are all invited to come and take the benefit of that provision which the grace of God has made for poor souls in the new covenant, of that which is the heritage of the servants of the Lord (Isa. 54:17), and not only their heritage hereafter, but their cup now, Isa. 55:1. Observe, 1. Who are invited: Ho, every one. Not the Jews only, to whom first the word of salvation was sent, but the Gentiles, the poor and the maimed, the halt and the blind, are called to this marriage supper,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me ,.... The exhortations are repeated, to show the importance of them, how welcome these persons were to the Lord, and to his house, and his earnest and tender care and concern for them: hear, and your soul shall live ; or, "that your soul may live F6 ותחי "ut vivat", Junius & Tremellius, Vitringa. "; spiritually and eternally. There must be life before hearing; men must be made alive before they can come to Christ spiritually, or hear his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people ,.... That is, the Messiah, as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech rightly interpret it. This respects an act past in eternity, in God's eternal purposes and decrees, when he appointed Christ to the office of a Mediator; and this was an act of his grace, a free gift of his, flowing from his love to his people, both Jews and Gentiles, even all his elect, to whom Christ is a "witness", both of his father and of himself: of his father, of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 55:3

I will make an everlasting covenant - Hebrews עולם ברית לכם אכרתה echrethah lachem berith olam , "I will cut the old or everlasting covenant sacrifice with you." That covenant sacrifice which was pointed out of old from the very beginning; and which is to last to the consummation of ages; viz., the Lamb of God that was slain from the foundation of the world. The sure mercies of David - That is, says Kimchi, "The Messiah," called here David; as it is written, "David my servant shall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-5

The Messianic blessings. I. THE INVITATION . "Ho!" A cry arousing attention ( Isaiah 1:4 ) or expressing pity ( Isaiah 17:12 ). 1 . It is addressed to thirsty ones. The figure occurs in Isaiah 44:3 also. What more powerful figure can there be for desire , and for the pain of unsatisfied desire ? It is especially Oriental. It brings up the image of the hot, sandy waste, and by contrast that of the cool, bubbling fountain. Hunger and thirst are the "eldest of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-7

AN EXHORTATION TO SPIRITUALITY AND REPENTANCE . The prophet passes from the ideal to the actual, from the glorious future to the unsatisfactory present. The people are not ripe for the blessings of the Messianic kingdom—they do not sufficiently value them. Hence a tender exhortation is addressed to them by God himself, inviting them to become more spiritually minded ( Isaiah 55:1-3 ), and fresh promises are held out to the obedient ( Isaiah 55:3-5 ). The disobedient are... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2-3

Wasted strength. It has often been remarked of the criminal population that, if they would only give to honest and honourable pursuits the same patient attention, the same untiring energy, the same keen ingenuity, which they now devote to illegal schemes, they would soon rise to competence and honour. Perhaps the essence of this great mistake may be found in those who are very far removed from the criminal class; there are many in all vocations and positions of life who are wasting their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:3

Come unto me (comp. Isaiah 55:1 , "Come ye to the waters"). God dispenses the waters (see Isaiah 44:3 ). I will make an everlasting covenant with you . That the "everlasting covenant" once made between God and man had been broken by man, and by Israel especially, is a part of the teaching contained in the earlier portion of Isaiah ( Isaiah 24:5 ). We find the same asserted in the prophecies of his contemporary, Hosea ( Hosea 6:7 ). It would naturally follow from this that, unless... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness . By ordinary rules of grammar, the pronoun "him" should refer to David; and so the passage is understood by Gesenius, Maurer, Hitzig, Ewald, Knobel, Delitzsch, and Mr. Cheyne. But, as Isaiah frequently sets aside ordinary grammatical rules, and as the position to the person here spoken of seems too high for the historical David, a large number of commentators, including Vitringa, Michaelis, Dathe, Rosenmuller, Umbreit, and Dr. Kay, consider that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

The leadership of Christ. These words, primarily applicable to David, are true of that Son of David whose course was to be so different, but whose work was to be so much deeper and greater than that of the King of Israel. David was a man who showed himself possessed of all the essential qualities of a great leader of men. He had the power of attaching them to his own person with a strong affection; he shared their hardships and their perils; he impressed on them his own principles and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 55:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 55:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

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