Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 55:2 Interlinear
“ Wherefore do ye spend money not for that which is not bread and your labour not for that which satisfieth diligently diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good delight itself in fatness and let your soul”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָ֤מָּה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | תִשְׁקְלוּ | H8254 | Wherefore do ye spend | to suspend or poise (especially in trade) |
| 3 | כֶ֙סֶף֙ | H3701 | money | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 4 | בְּל֣וֹא | H3808 | not | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles |
| 5 | לֶ֔חֶם | H3899 | for that which is not bread | food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) |
| 6 | וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם | H3018 | and your labour | toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor) |
| 7 | בְּל֣וֹא | H3808 | not | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles |
| 8 | לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה | H7654 | for that which satisfieth | satiety |
| 9 | שָׁמ֤וֹעַ | H8085 | diligently | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 10 | שָׁמ֤וֹעַ | H8085 | diligently | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 11 | אֵלַי֙ | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 12 | וְאִכְלוּ | H398 | unto me and eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 13 | ט֔וֹב | H2896 | ye that which is good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 14 | וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג | H6026 | delight | to be soft or pliable, i.e., (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious |
| 15 | בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן | H1880 | itself in fatness | the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e., (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices |
| 16 | נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ | H5315 | and let your soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
Verse Context
Isaiah 55:1Ho every one that thirsteth ye to the waters ...
Isaiah 55:2 (current) Wherefore do ye spend money not for that which is not bread and your labour not for that which satisfieth diligently diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good delight itself in fatness and let your soul
Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear unto me hear shall live...