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Isaiah 55:5 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 55 · verse 5
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.Isaiah 55:5 · King James Version
Isaiah 55:5 in context
3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
5Behold, 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.
6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7Let 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- knowestyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- nationgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- callqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- runrûwtsto runH7323 →
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Here, I. We are all invited to come and take the benefit of that provision which the grace of God has made for poor souls in the new covenant, of that which is the heritage of the servants of the Lord (Isa 54:17), and not only their heritage hereafter, but their cup now, Isa 55:1. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5