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Isaiah 55:7

Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Let the wicked forsake his way,.... His evil way, as the Targum paraphrases it, his wicked course of life; and which is his own way, of his own choosing, and in which he delights, and a very dangerous…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Let the wicked ... - In this verse we are told what is necessary in order to seek God and to return to him, and the encouragement which we have to do it. The first step is for the sinner to forsake…

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

the unrighteous man lit., "the man of evil" or falsehood.