Yǐsaìyàshū 55:2

2 Nǐmen wèihé huāqián ( yuánwén zuò píng yín ) mǎi nà bùzú wèi shíwù de , yòng laólù de mǎi nà bù shǐ rén bǎozú de ne . nǐmen yào liúyì tīng wǒde huà , jiù néng chī nà mĕi wù , dé xiǎng féi gān , xīn zhōng xǐlè .

Yǐsaìyàshū 55:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 55:2

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?
&c.] Lavish away time, opportunities, and strength, in reading and hearing false doctrine, which is not bread, but chaff; is not wholesome, does not nourish, but is harmful and destructive; eats as does a canker, instead of feeding and refreshing; such as the vain philosophy of the Gentiles, the traditions of the Jews, and the errors and heresies of false teachers: and your labour for that which satisfieth not?
labouring to seek for happiness in worldly things, which is not to be had; or to obtain righteousness by the works of the law, which is not to be attained to in that way; all such labour is in vain, no satisfaction is enjoyed, nor peace and comfort had, nor any solid food; these are husks which swine eat: hearken diligently unto me;
not the prophet, but the Lord himself. The Targum renders it,

``my Word;''

the essential Word, Christ Jesus, hearken to his doctrine, which is bread, and of a satisfying nature: and eat ye that which is good;
not the law, as the Jewish commentators; but the good word of God, the Gospel, which being found and eaten by faith, or mixed with faith by them that hear it, and so digested, is the joy and rejoicing of the heart: and let your soul delight itself in fatness;
in the goodness and fatness of the Lord's house, attending on the word and ordinances with spiritual pleasure and delight; and which is the way to become fat and flourishing in spiritual things; see ( Psalms 36:8 ) ( 65:4 ) .

Yǐsaìyàshū 55:2 In-Context

1 Nǐmen yīqiè gān kĕ de dōu dāng jìn shuǐ lái . méiyǒu yínqián de yĕ kĕyǐ lái . nǐmen dōu lái , mǎi le chī . búyòng yínqián , búyòng jiàzhí , yĕ lái mǎi jiǔ hé nǎi .

2 Nǐmen wèihé huāqián ( yuánwén zuò píng yín ) mǎi nà bùzú wèi shíwù de , yòng laólù de mǎi nà bù shǐ rén bǎozú de ne . nǐmen yào liúyì tīng wǒde huà , jiù néng chī nà mĕi wù , dé xiǎng féi gān , xīn zhōng xǐlè .

3 Nǐmen jiù dāng jìn wǒ lái . zhāi ĕr ér tīng , jiù bì dé huó . wǒ bì yǔ nǐmen lì yǒng yuē , jiù shì yīngxǔ Dàwèi nà kĕ kào de ēndiǎn .

4 Wǒ yǐ lì tā zuò wàn mín de jiànzhèng , wèi wàn mín de jūnwáng hé sī líng .

5 Nǐ sù bú rènshi de guó mín , nǐ yĕ bì zhào lái . sùlái bù rènshi nǐde guó mín , yĕ bì xiàng nǐ bēnpǎo , dōu yīn Yēhéhuá nǐde shén Yǐsèliè de shèng zhĕ . yīnwei tā yǐjing róngyào nǐ .