Isaiah 55:6

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Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.

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  • Jer 29:12-14 : 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
  • Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.
  • Ps 32:6 : 6 Therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising floodwaters will not reach them.
  • Amos 5:6 : 6 Seek the Lord and live, or he will rush like fire against the house of Joseph; it will consume everything, and there will be no one to quench it for Bethel.
  • Ps 14:2 : 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on all humanity to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.
  • Heb 2:3 : 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
  • 2 Cor 6:1-2 : 1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2 For He says: “In the favorable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
  • Job 8:5 : 5 But if you earnestly seek God and plead for mercy from the Almighty,
  • Ps 145:18 : 18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  • Deut 4:7 : 7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
  • Ps 27:8 : 8 My heart says about You, 'Seek His face.' Lord, I will seek Your face.
  • Ps 148:14 : 14 And He has raised up a horn for His people, praise for all His faithful ones, for the people of Israel, who are close to Him. Praise the LORD!
  • Isa 46:13 : 13 I bring My righteousness near; it is not far off, and My salvation will not delay. I will grant salvation to Zion and My glory to Israel.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.
  • John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.
  • Ps 75:1 : 1 For the director of music: Do not destroy. A psalm of Asaph. A song.
  • Ps 95:7 : 7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
  • 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart to seek God.
  • Isa 49:8 : 8 This is what the Lord says: 'In the time of favor, I answered you, and in the day of salvation, I helped you. I will preserve you and make you a covenant to the people to restore the land and to distribute its desolate inheritances.'
  • Ezek 8:6 : 6 And He said to me, 'Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see even greater abominations.'
  • Eph 3:13 : 13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.
  • Luke 13:25 : 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, 'I don’t know you or where you come from.'
  • John 7:33-34 : 33 Then Jesus said, 'I will be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.' 34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'
  • John 8:21 : 21 Then he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
  • Heb 3:13 : 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
  • Matt 5:25 : 25 Settle matters quickly with your adversary while you are on the way to court. Otherwise, your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 29:12-14
    3 verses
    77%

    12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

    13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.

    14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.

  • Isa 55:7
    76%

    7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

  • Amos 5:4
    75%

    4 For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.

  • Isa 55:5
    75%

    5 Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

  • Deut 4:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29 But from there, you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

    30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

  • 1 Chr 16:10-11
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    75%

    10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

    11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually.

  • Amos 5:6
    74%

    6 Seek the Lord and live, or he will rush like fire against the house of Joseph; it will consume everything, and there will be no one to quench it for Bethel.

  • Ps 105:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

    4 Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually.

  • 2 Chr 15:4
    74%

    4 But in their trouble, they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, sought Him, and He was found by them.

  • Prov 1:28
    73%

    28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.

  • Zeph 2:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you.

    3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who follow His commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger.

  • Isa 65:1
    73%

    1 I offered myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am! Here I am!' to a nation that did not call on my name.

  • Isa 58:9
    72%

    9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk.

  • 2 Chr 15:2
    72%

    2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.'

  • Hos 12:6
    72%

    6 The LORD, the God of hosts—the LORD is his name of renown.

  • Hos 5:6
    72%

    6 With their flocks and herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.

  • Zeph 1:6
    72%

    6 And I will remove those who turn back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or inquire of Him.

  • Joel 2:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

    13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity.

  • Acts 17:27
    71%

    27 He did this so that they would seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel their way toward him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.

  • Job 8:5
    71%

    5 But if you earnestly seek God and plead for mercy from the Almighty,

  • Isa 58:2
    71%

    2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.

  • Amos 8:12
    71%

    12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

  • Ps 27:8
    70%

    8 My heart says about You, 'Seek His face.' Lord, I will seek Your face.

  • Jer 33:3
    70%

    3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

  • Ps 32:6
    70%

    6 Therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising floodwaters will not reach them.

  • Ps 86:5
    70%

    5 For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.

  • Ps 24:6
    70%

    6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, God of Jacob. Selah.

  • Ps 50:15
    70%

    15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.

  • Jer 5:1
    69%

    1 Roam through the streets of Jerusalem, look and understand, search in her squares. If you find one person who acts justly and seeks truth, I will forgive the city.

  • Lam 3:40
    69%

    40 Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

  • Isa 31:6
    69%

    6 Return to the One you have so deeply rebelled against, O sons of Israel.

  • Ps 145:18
    69%

    18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

  • Isa 64:7
    69%

    7 But now, LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hands.

  • Hos 14:1
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    1 Samaria will be found guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.

  • Joel 1:14
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    14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.

  • Deut 4:7
    69%

    7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

  • Jer 26:13
    69%

    13 'Now, therefore, amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God. Then the LORD will relent concerning the disaster that He has pronounced against you.'

  • Ps 55:16
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    16 May death seize them suddenly; let them go down alive into Sheol, for evil is in their dwelling and within them.

  • Amos 5:14
    69%

    14 Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be with you, just as you have said.

  • Jer 50:4
    69%

    4 In those days and at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the people of Israel and the people of Judah will come together, weeping as they go, seeking the LORD their God.

  • Isa 51:1
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    1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug.

  • Jer 11:6
    68%

    6 The LORD said to me, ‘Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them.’

  • Job 5:1
    68%

    1 Call now—will anyone answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?