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The Free Offer of Mercy

“Ho! Every one who ^athirsts, come to the waters;And you who have ^bno ¹money come, buy and eat.Come, buy ^cwine and milk^dWithout money and without cost.2 “Why do you ¹spend money for what is ^anot bread,And your wages for what does not satisfy?Listen carefully to Me, and ^beat what is good,And ^cdelight yourself in abundance.3 “^aIncline your ear and come to Me.Listen, that ¹you may ^blive;And I will make ^can everlasting covenant with you,According to the ^dfaithful mercies ²shown to David.4 “Behold, I have made ^ahim a witness to the peoples,A ^bleader and commander for the peoples.5 “Behold, you will call a ^anation you do not know,And a nation which knows you not will ^brun to you,Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel;For He has ^cglorified you.”

6 ^aSeek the LORD while He may be found;^bCall upon Him while He is near.7 ^aLet the wicked forsake his wayAnd the unrighteous man his ^bthoughts;And let him ^creturn to the LORD,And He will have ^dcompassion on him,And to our God,For He will ^eabundantly pardon.8 “For My thoughts are not ^ayour thoughts,Nor are ^byour ways My ways,” declares the LORD.9 “For ^aas the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your waysAnd My thoughts than your thoughts.10 “For as the ^arain and the snow come down from heaven,And do not return there without watering the earthAnd making it bear and sprout,And furnishing ^bseed to the sower and bread to the eater;11 So will My ^aword be which goes forth from My mouth;It will ^bnot return to Me empty,Without ^caccomplishing what I desire,And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.12 “For you will go out with ^ajoyAnd be led forth with ^bpeace;The ^cmountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,And all the ^dtrees of the field will clap their hands.13 “Instead of the ^athorn bush the ^bcypress will come up,And instead of the ^cnettle the myrtle will come up,And ¹it will be a ²^dmemorial to the LORD,For an everlasting ^esign which ^fwill not be cut off.”

The Free Offer of Mercy

“¹You there! Everyone who ^athirsts, come to the waters;And you who have ^bno ²money come, buy and eat.Come, buy ^cwine and milk^dWithout money and without cost.2 “Why do you ¹spend money for what is ^anot bread,And your wages for what does not satisfy?Listen carefully to Me, and ^beat what is good,And ^cdelight yourself in abundance.3 “^aIncline your ear and come to Me.Listen, that ¹you may ^blive;And I will make ^can everlasting covenant with you,According to the ^dfaithful mercies ²shown to David.4 “Behold, I have made ^ahim a witness to the peoples,A ^bleader and commander for the peoples.5 “Behold, you will call a ^anation you do not know,And a nation which does not know you will ^brun to you,Because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel;For He has ^cglorified you.”

6 ^aSeek the LORD while He may be found;^bCall upon Him while He is near.7 ^aLet the wicked abandon his way,And the unrighteous person his ^bthoughts;And let him ^creturn to the LORD,And He will have ^dcompassion on him,And to our God,For He will ^eabundantly pardon.8 “For My thoughts are not ^ayour thoughts,Nor are ^byour ways My ways,” declares the LORD.9 “For ^aas the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your waysAnd My thoughts than your thoughts.10 “For as the ^arain and the snow come down from heaven,And do not return there without watering the earthAnd making it produce and sprout,And providing ^bseed to the sower and bread to the eater;11 So will My ^aword be which goes out of My mouth;It will ^bnot return to Me empty,Without ^caccomplishing what I desire,And without succeeding in the purpose for which I sent it.12 “For you will go out with ^ajoyAnd be led in ^bpeace;The ^cmountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you,And all the ^dtrees of the field will clap their hands.13 “Instead of the ^athorn bush, the ^bjuniper will come up,And instead of the ^cstinging nettle, the myrtle will come up;And ¹it will be a ²^dmemorial to the LORD,An everlasting ^esign which ^fwill not be eliminated.”