Isa 55:2 | JFB | STEP | 2. not bread — ( ). "Bread of deceit" ( ). Contrast this with the "bread of life" ( ; also ). satisfieth not — ( ). hearken . . . and eat —When two imperatives are joined, the second expresses the consequence of obeying the command in the first ( ). By hearkening ye shall eat. So in , "buy and eat." By buying, and so making it your own, ye shall eat, that is, experimentally enjoy it ( ). Compare the invitation ( ). fatness

Isaiah 55:2

2. not bread— (Hab 2:13). "Bread of deceit" (Pr 20:17). Contrast this with the "bread of life" (Joh 6:32, 35; also Lu 14:16-20).

satisfieth not— (Ec 1:8; 4:8).

hearken . . . and eat—When two imperatives are joined, the second expresses the consequence of obeying the command in the first (Ge 42:18). By hearkening ye shall eat. So in Isa 55:1, "buy and eat." By buying, and so making it your own, ye shall eat, that is, experimentally enjoy it (Joh 6:53). Compare the invitation (Pr 9:5, 6; Mt 22:4).

fatness— (Ps 36:8; 63:5).