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Isaiah 55:5-7
New English Translation
Isaiah 55:5-7
New English Translation
5 Look, you will summon nations[a] you did not previously know;
nations[b] that did not previously know you will run to you,
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,[c]
for he bestows honor on you.
6 Seek the Lord while he makes himself available;[d]
call to him while he is nearby!
7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle[e]
and sinful people their plans.[f]
They should return[g] to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them,[h]
and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.[i]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:5 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).
- Isaiah 55:5 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.
- Isaiah 55:5 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
- Isaiah 55:6 tn Heb “while he allows himself to be found.” The Niphal form has a tolerative force here.
- Isaiah 55:7 tn Heb “Let the wicked one abandon his way.” The singular is collective.
- Isaiah 55:7 tn Heb “and the man of evil his thoughts.” The singular is collective.
- Isaiah 55:7 tn Heb “let him return.” The singular is collective, meaning “let them.”
- Isaiah 55:7 tn The imperfect with vav (ו) conjunctive after the jussive indicates purpose/result.
- Isaiah 55:7 sn The appeal and promise of vv. 6-7 echoes the language of Deut 4:25-31; 30:1-10; and 1 Kgs 8:46-53, all of which anticipate the exile and speak of the prerequisites for restoration.
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