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Isaiah 55:6–8
6 kSeek the Lord while He may be lfound,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 mLet the 2wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man nhis thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
oAnd He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For pMy thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
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Isaiah 55:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 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.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, Call ye upon him while he is near: 7 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.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.
7 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.
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 So you should look for the Lord before it is too late;
you should call to him while he is near.
7 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.
8 The Lord says, “My thoughts are not like your thoughts.
Your ways are not like my ways.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: 7 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. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. 7 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. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Seek the Lord while he may be found.
Call on him while he is near.
7 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.
8 “My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and my ways are not your ways,” declares the Lord.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.
7 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.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Seek the Lord while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near;
7 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.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Seek Yahweh while he lets himself be found;
call him while he is near.
7 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.
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not my ways,”
declares Yahweh.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 Turn to the Lord before it’s too late.
Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.
7 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.
8 “My thoughts are not like your thoughts.
And your ways are not like my ways,”
announces the Lord.
Isaiah 55:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 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.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
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