28:12 In the past he said to them, 1
“This is where security can be found.
Provide security for the one who is exhausted!
This is where rest can be found.” 2
But they refused to listen.
30:9 For these are rebellious people –
they are lying children,
children unwilling to obey the Lord’s law. 3
‘Listen continually, but don’t understand!
Look continually, but don’t perceive!’
55:2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? 4
Why spend 5 your hard-earned money 6 on something that will not satisfy?
Listen carefully 7 to me and eat what is nourishing! 8
Enjoy fine food! 9
1 tn Heb “who said to them.”
2 sn This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing.
3 tn Or perhaps, “instruction” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); NCV, TEV “teachings.”
5 tn Heb “for what is not food.”
6 tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
7 tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.
8 tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.
9 tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
10 tn Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.”