Isaiah 55:6

6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 55:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
ESV
6 "Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
NLT
6 Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
MSG
6 Seek God while he's here to be found, pray to him while he's close at hand.
CSB
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found; call to Him while He is near.

Isaiah 55:6 In-Context

4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.”
6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 4:29; S 2 Chronicles 15:2; S Isaiah 9:13
  • 2. Psalms 32:6; Isaiah 49:8; Acts 17:27; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
  • 3. S Psalms 50:15; Isaiah 65:24; Jeremiah 29:12; Jeremiah 33:3
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