Isaiah 55:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 55:5

3 Incline your ear, and ^acome to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
^bAnd I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The ^csure mercies of David.

4 Indeed I have given him as ^aa witness to the people,
^bA leader and commander for the people.

5 ^aSurely you shall call a nation you do not know,
^bAnd nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
^cFor He has glorified you.”

6 ^aSeek the Lord while He may be ^bfound,
Call upon Him while He is near.

7 ^aLet the¹ wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man ^bhis thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
^cAnd He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

8 “For^a My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.

9 “For^a as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 55:5

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American Standard Version
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Amplified® Bible
Behold, you [Israel] shall call nations that you know not, and nations that do not know you shall run to you because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

Contemporary English Version
You will call out to nations you have never known. And they have never known you, but they will come running because I am the LORD, the holy God of Israel, and I have honored you.

Darby English Version
Behold, thou shalt call a nation thou knowest not, and a nation [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Good News Bible
Now you will summon foreign nations; at one time they did not know you, but now they will come running to join you! I, the LORD your God, the holy God of Israel, will make all this happen; I will give you honor and glory."

King James Version
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which knows you not will run to you, Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you."

New International Version
Surely you will summon nations you know not,
and nations that do not know you will hasten to you,
because of the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor."

New King James Version
Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the LORD your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which knows you not will run to you, Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you."

Revised Standard Version
Behold, you shall call nations that you know not, and nations that knew you not shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, a nation thou knowest not, thou callest, And a nation who know thee not unto thee do run, For the sake of Jehovah thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, Because He hath beautified thee.

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