Isaiah 55
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Isaiah 55:6-13

61SeekH1875 the LordH3068 while He may be foundH4672; 2CallH7121 upon Him while He is nearH7138.73Let the wickedH7563 forsakeH5800 his wayH1870 And the unrighteousH205 manH376 his 4thoughtsH4284; And let him 5returnH7725 to the LordH3068, And He will haveH7355 6compassionH7355 on him, And to our GodH430, For He will 7abundantlyH7235 pardonH5545.8“For My thoughtsH4284 are not 8your thoughtsH4284, NorH3808 are 9your waysH1870 My waysH1870,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.9“For 10as the heavensH8064 are higherH1361 thanH4480 the earthH776, SoH3651 are My waysH1870 higherH1361 thanH4480 your waysH1870 And My thoughtsH4284 thanH4480 your thoughtsH4284.10For as the 11rainH1653 and the snowH7950 comeH3381 downH3381 from heavenH8064, And do not returnH7725 thereH8033 withoutH3588H518 wateringH7301 the earthH776 And making it bearH3205 and sproutH6779, And furnishingH5414 12seedH2233 to the sowerH2232 and breadH3899 to the eaterH398;11SoH3651 will My 13wordH1697 be whichH834 goesH3318 forthH3318 from My mouthH6310; It will 14not returnH7725 to Me emptyH7387, WithoutH3588H518 15accomplishingH6213 whatH834 I desireH2654, And without succeedingH6743 in the matter for whichH834 I sentH7971 it.12For you will goH3318 out with 16joyH8057 And be ledH2986 forthH2986 with 17peaceH7965; The 18mountainsH2022 and the hillsH1389 will breakH6476 forthH6476 into shoutsH7440 of joyH7440 beforeH6440 you, And allH3605 the 19treesH6086 of the fieldH7704 will clapH4222 their handsH3709.13InsteadH8478 of the 20thornH5285 bushH5285 the 21cypressH1265 will comeH5927 up, And insteadH8478 of the 22nettleH5636 the myrtleH1918 will comeH5927 up, And 23it will be a 2425memorialH8034 to the LordH3068, For an everlastingH5769 26signH226 which 27will not be cutH3772 offH3772.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 55:6 Ps 32:6; Is 45:19, 22; 49:8; Amos 5:6 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 55:6 Is 58:9; 65:24 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 55:7 Is 1:16, 19; 58:6 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 55:7 Is 32:7; 59:7 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 55:7 Is 31:6; 44:22 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 55:7 Is 14:1; 54:8, 10 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 55:7 Is 1:18; 40:2; 43:25; 44:22 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 55:8 Is 65:2; 66:18 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 55:8 Is 53:6 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 55:9 Ps 103:11 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 55:10 Is 30:23 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 55:10 2 Cor 9:10 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 55:11 Is 45:23; Matt 24:35 ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 55:11 Is 44:26; 59:21 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 55:11 Is 46:10; 53:10 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 55:12 Ps 105:43; Is 51:11; 52:9 ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 55:12 Is 54:10, 13; Jer 29:11 ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 55:12 Is 44:23; 49:13 ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 55:12 1 Chr 16:33 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 55:13 Is 7:19 ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 55:13 Is 60:13 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 55:13 Is 5:6; 7:24; 32:13 ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 55:13 I.e. the transformation of the desert ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 55:13 Lit name ↩
  25. 25. Isaiah 55:13 Is 63:12, 14; Jer 33:9 ↩
  26. 26. Isaiah 55:13 Is 19:20 ↩
  27. 27. Isaiah 55:13 Is 56:5 ↩

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