Isaiah 55:6-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.(A)
7 Let the wicked one abandon his way
and the sinful one his thoughts;(B)
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.(C)
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,(D)
so My ways are higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:6-9
Common English Bible
6 Seek the Lord when he can still be found;
call him while he is yet near.
7 Let the wicked abandon their ways
and the sinful their schemes.
Let them return to the Lord so that he may have mercy on them,
to our God, because he is generous with forgiveness.
8 My plans aren’t your plans,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
9 Just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my plans than your plans.
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