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
New Living Translation
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.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
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