Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; New Living Translation If you will only obey me, you will have plenty to eat. English Standard Version If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; Berean Standard Bible If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. King James Bible If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: New King James Version If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; New American Standard Bible “If you are willing and obedient, You will eat the best of the land; NASB 1995 “If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land; NASB 1977 “If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land; Legacy Standard Bible If you are willing and obey, You will eat the best of the land; Amplified Bible “If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the best of the land; Christian Standard Bible If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land. Holman Christian Standard Bible If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land. American Standard Version If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: Contemporary English Version If you willingly obey me, the best crops in the land will be yours. English Revised Version If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: GOD'S WORD® Translation If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land. Good News Translation If you will only obey me, you will eat the good things the land produces. International Standard Version If you're willing and obedient, you'll eat the best that the land produces; Majority Standard Bible If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. NET Bible If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land. New Heart English Bible If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; Webster's Bible Translation If ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: World English Bible If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf you are willing, and have listened, "" The good of the land you consume, Young's Literal Translation If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume, Smith's Literal Translation If ye shall be willing and hear, ye shall eat the good of the land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bibleif you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land. Catholic Public Domain Version If you are willing, and you listen to me, then you will eat the good things of the land. New American Bible If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; New Revised Standard Version If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if you will obey and you will listen to me, you shall eat the good of the Earth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If ye be willing and obedient, Ye shall eat the good of the land; Brenton Septuagint Translation And if ye be willing, and hearken to me, ye shall eat the good of the land: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Meaningless Offerings…18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. 19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. 20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:1-14 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. / And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: / You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. ... Leviticus 26:3-13 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, / I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. / Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land. ... Job 36:11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. Psalm 81:13-16 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways, / how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes! / Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever. ... Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Jeremiah 7:23 but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. Jeremiah 11:4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’ Ezekiel 36:27-30 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. / Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. / I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you. ... Zechariah 3:7 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here. Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ... Matthew 21:28-31 But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ / ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went. / Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go. ... Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. Romans 2:6-10 God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. ... Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Treasury of Scripture If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land: Isaiah 3:10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 55:1-3,6,7 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price… Jeremiah 3:12-14 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever… Jump to Previous Best Consent Consume Ear Eat Good Hearken Hearkened Obedient Obey Willing WordJump to Next Best Consent Consume Ear Eat Good Hearken Hearkened Obedient Obey Willing WordIsaiah 1 1. Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion5. He laments her judgments 10. He upbraids their whole service 16. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats 21. Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments 25. He promises grace 28. And threatens destruction to the wicked If you are willing The Hebrew word for "willing" is "אָבָה" (abah), which conveys a sense of consent or desire. In the context of Isaiah, this willingness is not merely passive but an active choice to align one's heart and actions with God's will. Historically, Israel was often called to return to God with a willing heart, emphasizing the importance of internal transformation over mere external compliance. This phrase invites believers to examine their own willingness to submit to God's guidance, highlighting the necessity of a heart that desires to follow Him. and obedient you will eat the best of the land Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you are willing תֹּאב֖וּ (tō·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent and obedient, וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם (ū·šə·ma‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently you will eat תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (tō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat the best ט֥וּב (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare of the land. הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Isaiah 1:19 NIVIsaiah 1:19 NLT Isaiah 1:19 ESV Isaiah 1:19 NASB Isaiah 1:19 KJV Isaiah 1:19 BibleApps.com Isaiah 1:19 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 1:19 Chinese Bible Isaiah 1:19 French Bible Isaiah 1:19 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient you (Isa Isi Is) |