Focused Passage

Isaiah 55:6-11

The LORD Invites the Thirsty to Receive His Everlasting Covenant Mercy

From free invitation to the thirsty, to rebuke of false spending, to the call to listen and live, to the promise of everlasting Davidic covenant mercy, to the nations drawn by the LORD’s glorifying work, to urgent repentance, to the higher thoughts and ways of God, to the certainty of God’s accomplishing word, to joyful peace and creation’s transformed praise.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

11 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 7:14 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 145:18 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 28:9 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:3 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 4:12 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Seek דִּרְשׁ֥וּ H1875 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular while He may be found בְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹ H4672 Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular call on Him קְרָאֻ֖הוּ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular while He is בִּֽהְיוֹת֥וֹ H1961 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular near קָרֽוֹב׃ H7138 Adjective - masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 10:5 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 7:3 Classic cross-references Proverbs 28:13 Classic cross-references James 4:8 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:21 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 4:12 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Let the wicked man רָשָׁע֙ H7563 Adjective - masculine singular forsake יַעֲזֹ֤ב H5800 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his way דַּרְכּ֔וֹ H1870 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular and the unrighteous אָ֖וֶן H205 Noun - masculine singular man וְאִ֥ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct his thoughts מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יו H4284 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular let him return וְיָשֹׁ֤ב H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular that He may have compassion וִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּ H7355 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular and to וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition our God אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction He will freely יַרְבֶּ֥ה H7235 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular pardon לִסְלֽוֹחַ׃ H5545 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 8

Cross-references

Jeremiah 29:11 Classic cross-references Psalms 92:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 40:5 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 16:7 Classic cross-references Hosea 14:9 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 4:12 OliveGrove study links

Original words

For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction My thoughts מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙ H4284 Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular are not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle your thoughts מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם H4284 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural neither are וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle your ways דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם H1870 Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural My ways דְּרָכָ֑י H1870 Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular declares נְאֻ֖ם H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Romans 11:31 Classic cross-references Psalms 103:11 Classic cross-references Matthew 11:25 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 5:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 77:19 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 4:12 OliveGrove study links

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction [as] the heavens שָׁמַ֖יִם H8064 Noun - masculine plural are higher גָבְה֥וּ H1361 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural than the earth מֵאָ֑רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular so כֵּ֣ן H3651 Adverb My ways דְרָכַי֙ H1870 Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular are higher גָּבְה֤וּ H1361 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural than your ways מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם H1870 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural and My thoughts וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י H4284 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular than your thoughts מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ H4284 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 11:6 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 9:10 Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:8 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 9:9 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:2 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 4:12 OliveGrove study links

Original words

For כִּ֡י H3588 Conjunction just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative rain הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם H1653 Article | Noun - masculine singular and snow וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג H7950 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular fall יֵרֵד֩ H3381 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition heaven הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural and do not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle return יָשׁ֔וּב H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ H8033 Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular without כִּ֚י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction watering הִרְוָ֣ה H7301 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular making it bud וְהוֹלִידָ֖הּ H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular and sprout וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּ H6779 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular and providing וְנָ֤תַן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular seed זֶ֙רַע֙ H2233 Noun - masculine singular to sow לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ H2232 Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular and food וְלֶ֖חֶם H3899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular to eat לָאֹכֵֽל׃ H398 Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Matthew 24:35 Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:12 Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:10 Classic cross-references Romans 10:17 Classic cross-references John 6:63 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:10 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links

Original words

so כֵּ֣ן H3651 Adverb . . . יִֽהְיֶ֤ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular My word דְבָרִי֙ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative proceeds יֵצֵ֣א H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular from My mouth מִפִּ֔י H6310 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular will not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle return יָשׁ֥וּב H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to Me אֵלַ֖י H413 Preposition | first person common singular empty רֵיקָ֑ם H7387 Adverb but כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction it will accomplish עָשָׂה֙ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker what אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I please חָפַ֔צְתִּי H2654 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular and it will prosper וְהִצְלִ֖יחַ H6743 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular where אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative I send it שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃ H7971 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular

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