Yesaya 2:7

2:7 Their land is full of gold and silver;

there is no end to their wealth. ¹ 

Their land is full of horses;

there is no end to their chariots. ² 

Yesaya 7:23

7:23 At that time ³  every place where there had been a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will be overrun ⁴  with thorns and briers.

Yesaya 13:17

13:17 Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; ⁵ 

they are not concerned about silver,

nor are they interested in gold. ⁶ 

Yesaya 55:2

55:2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? ⁷ 

Why spend ⁸  your hard-earned money ⁹  on something that will not satisfy?

Listen carefully ¹⁰  to me and eat what is nourishing! ¹¹ 

Enjoy fine food! ¹² 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Or “treasuries”; KJV “treasures.”

[2:7]  ² sn Judah’s royal bureaucracy had accumulated great wealth and military might, in violation of Deut 17:16-17.

[7:23]  ³ tn Heb “in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “will become” (so NASB); NAB “shall be turned to.”

[13:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “against them”; NLT “against Babylon.”

[13:17]  ⁶ sn They cannot be bought off, for they have a lust for bloodshed.

[55:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “for what is not food.”

[55:2]  ⁸ tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[55:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.

[55:2]  ¹⁰ tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.

[55:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[55:2]  ¹² tn Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.”

[55:2]  sn Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3-6).