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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.
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Unsatisfying Investments
Commentators explain that “spending money for that which is not bread” describes the universal human tendency to invest time, energy, and resources into things that cannot truly satisfy the soul. Pursuits like wealth, worldly pleasure, ambition, or even religious works ultimately leave a void. As Albert Barnes notes, even historical figures like Alexander the Great found no lasting satisfaction in worldly success, proving the soul was made for more than what the world can offer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Why do you spend money - Margin, ‘Weigh.’ That is, in Hebrew, ‘weigh silver.’ Before money was coined, the precious metals were wei…
19th Century
Anglican
Wherefore do ye spend money ... —Here again the “bread” is that which sustains the true life of the soul. “Labour” stands…
Baptist
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not?
Why do you act this way? Ca…
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16th Century
Protestant
Why do you spend money? He complains of the ingratitude and madness of people, in rejecting or disdaining the kindness of God who offers a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore do you spend money for that which is not bread ? &c.] Lavish away time, opportunities, and strength, in reading…
All are welcome to the blessings of salvation, to whom those blessings are welcome. In Christ there is enough for all, and enough for each. Those s…
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13th Century
Catholic
Regarding the phrase This is the inheritance, the prophet here adds the third remedy, promising an abundance of goods to …