Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 that thou knowest not, and a nation 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.

7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have compassion 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 so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is whensoever we call upon Him?

2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.'

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

Psalms 27:8In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Psalms 34:19(34-20) Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Psalms 95:7For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the flock of His hand. To-day, if ye would but hearken to 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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