Isaiah 55:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 55:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 55:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know; and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.””
Isaiah 55:5 — World English Bible
Isaiah 55:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 55:5 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 55:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Isaiah 55:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 55:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, thou shalt call a nation thou knowest not, and a nation [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thyGod, and the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. ”
Isaiah 55:5 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 55:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee, shall runne vnto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and the holy one of Israel: for hee hath glorified thee.”
Isaiah 55:5 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 55:5 in Context — Isaiah 55
3 Incline 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.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
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.
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let 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.
What Does Isaiah 55:5 Mean?
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