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Isaiah 55:6

Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found,.... The Lord is to be sought unto at all times, whenever the people of God meet together, especially on sabbath days, and while the external ministry of the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Seek ye the Lord - The commencement of religion in the heart is often represented as seeking for God. or inquiring for his ways Deu 4:29; Job 5:8; Job 8:5; Psa 9:10; Psa 14:2; Psa 27:8. This is to be…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found - Rab. David Kimchi gives the true sense of this passage: "Seek ye the Lord, because he may be found: call upon him, because he is near. Repent before ye die,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 55:6-13

We have here a further account of that covenant of grace which is made with us in Jesus Christ, both what is required and what is promised in the covenant, and of those considerations that are…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 55:6-7

The call to repentance, because of the nearness of the kingdom of God.

while he may be found … while he is near in the "acceptable time" the "day of salvation" (ch. Isa 49:8). Comp. further Jer…