Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Young's Literal 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

5Lo, a nation thou knowest not, thou callest, And a nation who know thee not unto thee do run, For the sake of Jehovah thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, Because He hath beautified thee.

7Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:7'For which [is] the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him?

2 Chronicles 19:3but good things have been found with thee, for thou hast put away the shrines out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.'

Job 8:5If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,

Psalms 27:8To Thee said my heart 'They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

Psalms 34:19Many [are] the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

Psalms 95:7For He [is] our God, and we the people of His pasture, And the flock of His hand, To-day, if to His voice ye hearken,

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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