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Isaiah 55:6

RepentanceGod's presencePrayer

4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

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BSB
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
KJV
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
WEB
Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
ASV
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:
DARBY
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
BLB
Seek YHWH while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.
ÅB
Søk Herren mens han finnes, kall på ham den stund han er nær!
OTB
Søk Herren mens han ennå kan bli funnet; rop til ham mens han ennå er nær.
B1930
Søk Herren mens han finnes, kall på ham den stund han er nær!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 29:12–14

    Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

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  • Psalms 145:18

    The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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  • Isaiah 45:19

    I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

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  • Psalms 32:6

    For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

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  • Psalms 14:2

    The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

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  • Isaiah 65:24

    And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

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  • Matthew 7:7–8

    Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:1–2

    We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

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