Isaiah 55:3–9

3 Pay attention and come to me;

listen, so that you will live.

I will make a permanent covenant with youe

on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David.B,f

4 Since I have made him a witness to the peoples,g

a leader and commander for the peoples,h

5 so you will summon a nation you do not know,i

and nations who do not know you will run to you.j

For the Lord your God,

even the Holy One of Israel,k

has glorified you.”l

6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call to him while he is near.m

7 Let the wicked one abandon his way

and the sinful one his thoughts;n

let him return to the Lord,

so he may have compassion on him,

and to our God, for he will freely forgive.o

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

and your ways are not my ways.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

9 “For as heaven is higher than earth,p

so my ways are higher than your ways,

and my thoughts than your thoughts.