Isaiah 55:7
Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts,—And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6Seek Yahweh while he may be found,—Call ye upon him while he is near:
8For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways,—Declareth Yahweh.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5Then Yahweh saw that great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;
Numbers 14:18Yahweh—slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, Forgiving iniquity and transgression: Though he will not leave, wholly unpunished, Visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, Upon a third generation, and upon a fourth.
2 Chronicles 15:2So he went forth to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin,—Yahweh, is with you, so long as ye are with him, and, if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but, if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 30:6The runners, therefore, went with letters from the hand of the king and his rulers, throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying,—Ye sons of Israel, return ye unto Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and he will return unto the remnant, that which is left to you, out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
Job 22:23If thou return unto the Almighty and submit thyself, if thou far remove perversity from thy tent,
Psalms 66:18If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:7-13
Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 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. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10… Read the whole commentary →