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Isa. 55:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Seek ye the Lord whilec he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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John 7:34• ³⁴Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. (John 7:34)

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Heb. 2:3• ³How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; (Heb. 2:3)

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Seek.

Isa. 45:19• ¹⁹I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. (Isa. 45:19)

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1 Chron. 28:9• ⁹And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. (1 Chron. 28:9)

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2 Chron. 19:3• ³Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. (2 Chron. 19:3)

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Job 8:5• ⁵If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; (Job 8:5)

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Psa. 14:2• ²The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (Psa. 14:2)

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Psa. 27:8• ⁸When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. (Psa. 27:8)

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Psa. 32:6• ⁶For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. (Psa. 32:6)

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Psa. 95:7• ⁷For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, (Psa. 95:7)

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Jer. 29:12‑14• ¹²Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
¹³And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
¹⁴And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. (Jer. 29:12‑14)

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Amos 5:6• ⁶Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. (Amos 5:6)

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Matt. 5:25• ²⁵Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. (Matt. 5:25)

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Matt. 7:7‑8• ⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Matt. 7:7‑8)

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Matt. 25:11‑12• ¹¹Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
¹²But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. (Matt. 25:11‑12)

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Luke 13:25• ²⁵When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: (Luke 13:25)

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John 7:33‑34• ³³Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
³⁴Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. (John 7:33‑34)

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John 8:21• ²¹Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. (John 8:21)

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John 12:35‑36• ³⁵Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
³⁶While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. (John 12:35‑36)

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2 Cor. 6:1‑2• ¹We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
²(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Cor. 6:1‑2)

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Heb. 2:3• ³How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; (Heb. 2:3)

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Heb. 3:13• ¹³But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Heb. 3:13)

while he is near.

Isa. 12:6• ⁶Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. (Isa. 12:6)

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Isa. 46:13• ¹³I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. (Isa. 46:13)

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Deut. 4:7• ⁷For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? (Deut. 4:7)

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Psa. 75:1• ¹<<To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.>> Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. (Psa. 75:1)

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Psa. 145:18• ¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)

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Psa. 148:14• ¹⁴He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 148:14)

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Ezek. 8:6• ⁶He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. (Ezek. 8:6)

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Eph. 3:13• ¹³Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. (Eph. 3:13)

• Verse 6 follows this by offering what we may call a word of advice, followed in verse 7 by a word of assurance. There is a time when God is near and may be found in grace, and a time when He retires from the scene to act in judgment. (“Isaiah 55” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.