1 ¶ Come, all you who are thirsty, and you without money, come to the water; come, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.

2 Why do you spend money for that which is not food? and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat good things, and let your soul enjoy rich food.

3 Incline your ear, and come to me: listen, and your soul will live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

4 Realize, that I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the people.

5 Behold, you will call a nation that you do not know, and nations that did not know you will run to you; for the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has glorified you.

6 ¶ Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain and snow comes down from heaven, and does not go back again, but waters the earth, and makes it produce and blossom, so that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

11 So will the word that goes out of my mouth be: it will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I want, and it will achieve what I sent it to do.

12 For you will go out with joy, and be led out in peace: the mountains and the hills will break out in singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

13 Fir trees will come up instead of thorns, and myrtle trees will come up instead of briers: and it will be a memorial to the LORD, and an everlasting sign that will never be destroyed.