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Isaiah 55:6–7

o“Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call upon him while he is near;

let the wicked forsake his way,

and the unrighteous man his thoughts;

let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,

and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Isaiah 55:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call on him while he is near.

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.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found,

Call ye upon him while he is near:

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.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Seek the Lord while you can find him.

Call on him now while he is near.

Let the wicked change their ways

and banish the very thought of doing wrong.

Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.

Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Seek the Lord while He may be found,

Call upon Him while He is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way,

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

Let him return to the Lord,

And He will have mercy on him;

And to our God,

For He will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

So you should look for the Lord before it is too late;

you should call to him while he is near.

The wicked should stop doing wrong,

and they should stop their evil thoughts.

They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them.

They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Seek the Lord while he may be found. 

Call on him while he is near. 

Let wicked people abandon their ways. 

Let evil people abandon their thoughts. 

Let them return to the Lord

and he will show compassion to them. 

Let them return to our God, 

because he will freely forgive them. 

Isaiah 55:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

call to Him while He is near.

Let the wicked one abandon his way

and the sinful one his thoughts;

let him return to the Lord,

so He may have compassion on him,

and to our God, for He will freely forgive.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Seek the Lord while he may be found,

call upon him while he is near;

let the wicked forsake their way,

and the unrighteous their thoughts;

let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,

and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Seek Yahweh while he lets himself be found;

call him while he is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way,

and the man of sin his thoughts.

And let him return to Yahweh, that he may take pity on him,

and to our God, for he will forgive manifold.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Turn to the Lord before it’s too late.

Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.

Let the one who is evil stop doing evil things.

And let him quit thinking evil thoughts.

Let him turn to the Lord.

The Lord will show him his tender love.

Let him turn to our God.

He is always ready to forgive.

Isaiah 55:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

And let him return to the Lord,

And He will have compassion on him,

And to our God,

For He will abundantly pardon.


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