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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 ye cannot come. (John 7:34)

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Heb. 2:3• ³how shall *we* escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard; (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 me in vain: I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right. (Isa. 45:19)

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

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2 Chron. 19:3• ³Nevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God. (2 Chron. 19:3)

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

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

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Psa. 27:8• ⁸My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek. (Psa. 27:8)

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Psa. 32:6• ⁶For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach 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 hear his voice, (Psa. 95:7)

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Jer. 29:12‑14• ¹²And ye shall 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, for ye shall search for me with all your heart,
¹⁴and I will be found of you, saith Jehovah. And I will turn your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again into the place whence I have caused you to be carried away captive. (Jer. 29:12‑14)

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Amos 5:6• ⁶Seek Jehovah, 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 Bethel. (Amos 5:6)

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Matt. 5:25• ²⁵Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party 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 to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
⁸For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. (Matt. 7:7‑8)

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Matt. 25:11‑12• ¹¹Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;
¹²but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you. (Matt. 25:11‑12)

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Luke 13:25• ²⁵From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are: (Luke 13:25)

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

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John 8:21• ²¹He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come. (John 8:21)

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John 12:35‑36• ³⁵Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light amongst you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you. And he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
³⁶While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. Jesus said these things, and going away hid himself from them. (John 12:35‑36)

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2 Cor. 6:1‑2• ¹But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:
²(for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now is the well-accepted time; behold, now the day of salvation:) (2 Cor. 6:1‑2)

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Heb. 2:3• ³how shall *we* escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard; (Heb. 2:3)

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Heb. 3:13• ¹³But encourage yourselves each day, as long as it is called To-day, that none of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. (Heb. 3:13)

while he is near.

Isa. 12:6• ⁶Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress 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 delay; and I will give salvation in Zion, and unto Israel my glory. (Isa. 46:13)

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Deut. 4:7• ⁷For what great nation is there that hath God near to them as Jehovah our God is in everything we call upon him for? (Deut. 4:7)

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Psa. 75:1• ¹To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' A Psalm of Asaph: a Song. Unto thee we give thanks, O God, we give thanks; and thy name is near: thy marvellous works declare it. (Psa. 75:1)

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Psa. 145:18• ¹⁸Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)

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Psa. 148:14• ¹⁴And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah! (Psa. 148:14)

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Ezek. 8:6• ⁶And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, to cause me to go far off from my sanctuary? And yet again thou shalt see great abominations. (Ezek. 8:6)

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Eph. 3:13• ¹³Wherefore I beseech you not to faint through 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.