Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Holman Bible
call to Him while He is near.
International Standard Version
"Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.
American Standard Version
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:
Amplified
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Bible in Basic English
Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Darby Translation
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
Julia Smith Translation
Seek ye Jehovah in his being found, and call him in his being near.
King James 2000
Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Seek Yahweh {while he lets himself be found}; call him {while he is} near.
Modern King James verseion
Seek Jehovah while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Seek the LORD, while he may be found, and call upon him while he is nigh.
NET Bible
Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
New Heart English Bible
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:
The Emphasized Bible
Seek Yahweh while he may be found, - Call ye upon him while he is near:
Webster
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
World English Bible
Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:
Youngs Literal Translation
Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,
Themes
Access to God » The wicked commanded to seek
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 55:6
Prayers for Isaiah 55:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Invitation To True Rewards
5 Behold, thou shall call a nation that thou do not know. And a nation that does not know thee shall run to thee because of LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified thee. 6 Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near. 7 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.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 32:6
For this let everyone who is devout pray to thee in a time when thou may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach to him.
Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain. I, LORD, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.
Amos 5:6
Seek LORD, and ye shall live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
2 Corinthians 6:1-2
And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain
Hebrews 2:3
how will we escape, having neglected so great a salvation? Which first, having taken to be spoken by the Lord, was verified for us by those who heard;
Deuteronomy 4:7
For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them, as LORD our God is whenever we call upon him?
2 Chronicles 19:3
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set thy heart to seek God.
Job 8:5
if thou would seek diligently to God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,
Psalm 14:2
LORD looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.
Psalm 27:8
My heart said to thee, I have sought thy face. O LORD, I will seek thy face.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be
Psalm 75:1
We give thanks to thee, O God. We give thanks, for thy name is near. Men tell of thy wondrous works.
Psalm 95:7
For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, O that ye would hear his voice!
Psalm 145:18
LORD is near to all those who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
Psalm 148:14
And he has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his sanctified, even of the sons of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye LORD.
Isaiah 12:6
Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion, for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 46:13
I bring near my righteousness. It shall not be far off. And my salvation shall not tarry, and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Isaiah 49:8
Thus says LORD, In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in a day of salvation I have helped thee. And I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate he
Isaiah 65:24
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 29:12-14
And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray to me, and I will hearken to you.
Ezekiel 8:6
And he said to me, Son of man, see thou what they do, even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But thou shall again see yet other great abominations.
Matthew 5:25
Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.
Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 25:11-12
But afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Luke 13:25
From the time the house-ruler has risen up, and has closed the door, and ye begin to stand outside, and to knock the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and having answered, he will say to you, I know not where ye are from,
John 7:33-34
Jesus therefore said, Yet a little time I am with you, and then I go to him who sent me.
John 8:21
Jesus therefore again said to them, I go, and ye will seek me, and ye will die in your sin. Where I go, ye cannot come.
John 12:35-36
Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going.
Ephesians 3:13
Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
Hebrews 3:13
But exhort each other during each day, while it is called Today, lest any of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.