Cross References Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed. Psalm 22:26 The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever. Ecclesiastes 6:2 A man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and honour, and his soul wanteth nothing of all that he desireth: yet God doth not give him power to eat thereof, but a stranger shall eat it up. This is vanity and a great misery. Isaiah 1:19 If you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land. Isaiah 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall putrefy at the presence of the oil. Isaiah 25:6 And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees. Isaiah 62:8 The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength: Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thy enemies: and the sons of the strangers shall not drink thy wine, for which thou hast laboured. Isaiah 62:9 For they that gather it, shall eat it, and shall praise the Lord: and they that bring it together, shall drink it in my holy courts. Isaiah 65:23 My elect shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth in trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their posterity with them. Jeremiah 12:13 They have sown wheat, and reaped thorns: they have received an inheritance, and it shall not profit them: you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce wrath of the Lord. Jeremiah 17:24 And it shall come to pass: if you will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burdens by the gates of this city on the sabbath day: and if you will sanctify the sabbath day, to do no work therein: Jeremiah 31:14 And I will fill the soul of the priests with fatness: and my people shall be filled with my good things, saith the Lord. Hosea 8:7 For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; and if it should yield, strangers shall eat it. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness. do ye Isaiah 44:20 Part thereof is ashes: his foolish heart adoreth it, and he will not save his soul, nor say: Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand. Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and have digged to themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. Hosea 8:7 For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; and if it should yield, strangers shall eat it. Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feedeth on the wind, and followeth the burning heat: all the day long he multiplied lies and desolation: and he hath made a covenant with the Assyrians, and carried oil into Egypt. Habakkuk 2:13 Are not these things from the Lord of hosts? for the people shall labour in a great fire: and the nations in vain, and they shall faint. Matthew 15:9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men. Luke 15:15,16 And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine. . . . Romans 9:31 But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice. Romans 10:2,3 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. . . . Philippians 3:4-7 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinketh he may have confidence in the flesh, I more: . . . Hebrews 13:9 Be not led away with various and strange doctrines. For it is best that the heart be established with grace, not with meats: which have not profited those that walk in them. spend. Isaiah 46:6 To whom have you likened me, and made me equal, and compared me, and made me like? hearken Isaiah 51:1,4,7 Give ear to me, you that follow that which is just, and you that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you are dug out. . . . Exodus 15:26 Saying: If thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do what is right before him, and obey his commandments, and keep all his precepts, none of the evils that I laid upon Egypt, will I bring upon thee: for I am the Lord thy healer. Deuteronomy 11:13 If then you obey my commandments, which I command you this day, that you love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul: Psalm 34:11 Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Proverbs 1:33 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee, Proverbs 7:23 Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth. Proverbs 8:32 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Mark 7:14 And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand. Romans 10:17 Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ. eat Isaiah 25:6 And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees. Psalm 22:26 The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever. Psalm 36:8 They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure. Psalm 63:5 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. Proverbs 9:5 Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence. Jeremiah 31:14 And I will fill the soul of the priests with fatness: and my people shall be filled with my good things, saith the Lord. Matthew 22:4 Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage. Luke 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it: and let us eat and make merry: John 6:48-58 I am the bread of life. . . . Context Invitation to the Needy1All 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. 2Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.3Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David.… Lexicon Whyלָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what spend תִשְׁקְלוּ־ (ṯiš·qə·lū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8254: To suspend, poise money כֶ֙סֶף֙ (ḵe·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money on that which is not בְּֽלוֹא־ (bə·lō·w-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no bread, לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain and your labor וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם (wî·ḡî·‘ă·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3018: Toil, a work, produce, property on that which does not בְּל֣וֹא (bə·lō·w) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no satisfy? לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה (lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7654: Satiety Listen שִׁמְע֨וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently carefully שָׁמ֤וֹעַ (šā·mō·w·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently to Me, אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to and eat וְאִכְלוּ־ (wə·’iḵ·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat what is good, ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and your soul נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ (nap̄·šə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion will delight וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג (wə·ṯiṯ·‘an·naḡ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6026: To be soft, pliable, effeminate, luxurious in the richest of foods. בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן (bad·de·šen) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1880: The fat, fatness, abundance, the, ashes of sacrifices Additional Translations Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfies not? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 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. Wherefore do ye value at the price of money, and give your labour for that which will not satisfy? hearken to me, and ye shall eat that which is good, and your soul shall feast itself on good things. 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. 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. Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 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 you 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. 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