Isaiah 55:2
“Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”
— Isaiah 55:2
About this verse
Isaiah 55:2 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is marketplace. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the rhetorical_question genre of biblical literature. Key themes include priorities, satisfaction, wisdom. Notable phrases: why do you spend money; that which doesn't satisfy. This verse contains a command.
Speaker
Yahweh
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
deciding
Type
rhetorical_question
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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