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Isaiah 55:7

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5 Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”

6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

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BSB
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
KJV
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.
WEB
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.
ASV
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
DARBY
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
BLB
Let the wicked one forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return to YHWH, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
ÅB
Den ugudelige forlate sin vei og den urettferdige sine tanker og omvende seg til Herren, så skal han forbarme seg over ham, og til vår Gud, for han skal rikelig tilgi.
OTB
La den onde forlate sin vei og den urettferdige sine tanker. La dem vende tilbake til Herren, og han vil ha medfølelse med dem, og til vår Gud, for han vil rikelig tilgi.
B1930
Den ugudelige forlate sin vei og den urettferdige sine tanker og omvende sig til Herren, så skal han forbarme sig over ham, og til vår Gud, for han skal mangfoldig forlate.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 28:13

    He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

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  • James 4:8–10

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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  • Ezekiel 18:21–23

    But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

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  • Luke 15:10

    In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

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  • Isaiah 44:22

    I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

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  • Jonah 3:10

    When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

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  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

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  • Ezekiel 33:14–16

    But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right—

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