Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible
And the unrighteous man his
And let him
And He will have
And to our God,
For He will
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.
A Conservative Version
Let the wicked man forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return to LORD, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
Bible in Basic English
Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust one shall forsake his way, and the man of vanity his purposes, and turn back to Jehovah, and he will pity him, and to our God, for he will multiply to forgive.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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}.
Modern King James verseion
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let the ungodly man forsake his ways and the unrighteous his imaginations, and turn again unto the LORD: so shall he be merciful unto him; and to our God, for he is ready to forgive.
NET Bible
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
New Heart English Bible
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
The Emphasized Bible
Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts, - And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.
Webster
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
World English Bible
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Youngs Literal Translation
Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.
Themes
Error » Definition of » To be forsaken
Forsaking » Who should forsake their way
God » Mercy of » Promises of divine mercy
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
God's Promises » Of mercy » Promises of divine
Man » The lord being greater than man
God's Mercy » Manifested » To repentant sinners
Pardon » Is granted » Abundantly
Returning to God » General references to
Sin » Excuses offered for » To be forsaken
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Topics
Interlinear
`azab
'aven
Machashabah
Shuwb
Racham
'elohiym
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 55:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Invitation To True Rewards
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call to Him while He is near.
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.
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 44:22
and your sins like a mist.
Return to Me,
for I have redeemed you.
Proverbs 28:13
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
Isaiah 43:25
for My own sake
and remember your sins no more.
Genesis 6:5
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,
Exodus 34:6-7
Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:
Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,
Numbers 14:18-19
The Lord is slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
2 Chronicles 7:14
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Psalm 51:1
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.
Psalm 66:18
the Lord would not have listened.
Psalm 130:7
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.
Isaiah 1:16-18
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.
Isaiah 32:7
he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,
even when the poor says what is right.
Isaiah 40:2
and announce to her
that her time of forced labor is over,
her iniquity
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”
Isaiah 54:10
and the hills shake,
My love will not be removed from you
and My covenant of peace
says your compassionate Lord.
Isaiah 59:7
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
Jeremiah 3:3
why there has been no spring rain.
You have the brazen look
and refuse to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 3:12-13
Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say:
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,
for I am unfailing in My love.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry forever.
Jeremiah 4:14
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?
Jeremiah 8:4-6
“You are to say to them: This is what the Lord says:
If they turn away, do they not return?
Ezekiel 3:18-19
If I say to the wicked person,
Ezekiel 18:21-23
“Now if the wicked person turns from all the sins he has committed,
Ezekiel 18:27-32
But if a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
Ezekiel 33:11
Tell them: As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live.
Ezekiel 33:14-16
“So when I tell the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but he repents of his sin and does what is just and right—
Hosea 14:1-2
for you have stumbled in your sin.
Jonah 3:10
Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways
Zechariah 8:17
Do not plot evil
Matthew 9:13
Matthew 15:18-19
Matthew 23:25-26
Mark 7:21
Mark 7:23
Luke 7:47
Luke 11:39-40
But the Lord said to him:
Luke 15:10
Luke 15:24
Acts 3:19
Therefore repent
Acts 8:21-22
You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
Acts 26:20
Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Don’t you know that the unrighteous
Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of His glorious grace
1 Timothy 1:15-16
This saying is trustworthy
James 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
James 4:8-10
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!
Romans 5:16-21
And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgment,