Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. New Living Translation Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. English Standard Version “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; Berean Standard Bible Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. King James Bible Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: New King James Version Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. New American Standard Bible Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. NASB 1995 Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. NASB 1977 Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Legacy Standard Bible Seek Yahweh while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Amplified Bible Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near. Christian Standard Bible Seek the LORD while he may be found; call to him while he is near. Holman Christian Standard Bible Seek the LORD while He may be found; call to Him while He is near. American Standard Version Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: Contemporary English Version Turn to the LORD! He can still be found. Call out to God! He is near. English Revised Version Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: GOD'S WORD® Translation Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Good News Translation Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near. International Standard Version "Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. Majority Standard Bible Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. 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: Webster's Bible Translation 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 on him while he is near. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSeek YHWH while He may be found, "" Call Him while He is near, Young's Literal Translation Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near, Smith's Literal Translation Seek ye Jehovah in his being found, and call him in his being near. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSeek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near. Catholic Public Domain Version Seek the Lord, while he is able to be found. Call upon him, while he is near. New American Bible Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. New Revised Standard Version Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSeek the LORD; and when you find him, call upon him while he is near; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Seek LORD JEHOVAH, and whenever you have found him, call upon him, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, Call ye upon Him while He is near; Brenton Septuagint Translation Seek ye the Lord, and when ye find him, call upon him; and when he shall draw nigh to you, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Invitation to the Needy…5Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.” 6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. 7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.… Cross References Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Acts 17:27 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. Psalm 32:6 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near. Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. Amos 5:4 For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! 2 Chronicles 15:2 So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. Luke 11:9-10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Psalm 105:4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. 1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Treasury of Scripture Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you on him while he is near: seek Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 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 the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 2 Chronicles 19:3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. while he is near Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. 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. Deuteronomy 4:7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? Jump to Previous Found Prayer Search SeekJump to Next Found Prayer Search SeekIsaiah 55 1. The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calls to faith6. And to repentance 8. The happy success of those who believe Seek the LORD The Hebrew word for "seek" is "דָּרַשׁ" (darash), which implies a diligent pursuit or inquiry. In the context of Isaiah, this call to seek the LORD is an urgent invitation to pursue a relationship with God. Historically, this was a time when the Israelites were in exile, and the prophet Isaiah was urging them to turn back to God. Theologically, it underscores the importance of actively pursuing God, not passively waiting for Him to come to us. This pursuit is not just a one-time event but a continuous, intentional effort to know and follow God. while He may be found call on Him while He is near Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּ (dir·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel while He may be found; בְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹ (bə·him·mā·ṣə·’ōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present call on Him קְרָאֻ֖הוּ (qə·rā·’u·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read while He is בִּֽהְיוֹת֥וֹ (bih·yō·w·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be near. קָרֽוֹב׃ (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near Links Isaiah 55:6 NIVIsaiah 55:6 NLT Isaiah 55:6 ESV Isaiah 55:6 NASB Isaiah 55:6 KJV Isaiah 55:6 BibleApps.com Isaiah 55:6 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 55:6 Chinese Bible Isaiah 55:6 French Bible Isaiah 55:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 55:6 Seek you Yahweh while he may be (Isa Isi Is) |
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