Isaiah 55:6

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.

7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:7Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions.

2 Chronicles 19:3But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers.

Job 8:5Yet if thou wilt arise early to God, and wilt beseech the Almighty:

Psalms 27:8My heart hath said to thee: My face hath sought thee: thy face, O Lord, will I still seek.

Psalms 34:19The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.

Psalms 95:7For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

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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