Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

7Let 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.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that hath God near to them as Jehovah our God is in everything we call upon him for?

2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.

Job 8:5If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,

Psalms 27:8My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.

Psalms 34:19Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:

Psalms 95:7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. To-day if ye hear his voice,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:2-6

Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 1 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. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting… Read the whole commentary →

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