Isaiah 55:6

Seeke ye the Lord while he may be found: call ye vpon him while he is neere.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Beholde, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee, shall runne vnto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and the holy one of Israel: for hee hath glorified thee.

7Let the wicked forsake his wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and returne vnto the Lord, and he wil haue mercy vpon him: and to our God, for hee is very ready to forgiue.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:7For what nation is so great, vnto whome the gods come so neere vnto them, as the Lord our God is neere vnto vs, in all that we call vnto him for?

2 Chronicles 19:3Neuertheles good things are found in thee, because thou hast taken away ye groues out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seeke God.

Job 8:5Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,

Psalms 27:8When thou saidest, Seeke ye my face, mine heart answered vnto thee, O Lord, I will seeke thy face.

Psalms 34:19Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.

Psalms 95:7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheepe of his hande: to day, if ye will heare his voyce,

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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