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Come
ye to the Waters...
Ho,
every one that thirsteth, come ye to
the waters, and he that hath no money;
come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come,
buy wine and milk without money and
without price.
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.
Incline your ear, and come unto me:
hear, and your soul shall live; and
I will make an everlasting covenant with
you, even the sure mercies of David.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to
the people, a leader and commander
to the people. Behold, thou shalt call
a nation that thou knowest not, and
nations that knew not thee shall run unto
thee because of the LORD thy God,
and for the Holy One of Israel; for
he hath glorified thee.
Seek
ye the LORD while he may be found,
call ye upon him while he is near:
Let the wicked forsake his way, and
the unrighteous man his thoughts: and
let him return unto the LORD, and he
will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For
my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,
saith the LORD.
For
as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For
as the rain cometh down,
and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither,
but watereth the earth,
and maketh it bring forth and bud,
that it may give seed to the sower,
and bread to the eater:
So
shall my word be that goeth forth out of
my mouth:
it shall not return unto me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
I sent it.
For
ye shall go out with joy,
and be led forth with peace:
the mountains and the hills shall break
forth before you into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap
their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir
tree,
and instead of the brier shall come up the
myrtle tree:
and
it shall be to the LORD for a name,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be
cut off.
(Isaiah
55:1-13 KJV)
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