Day 21

Isaiah 55
Invitation to the Thirsty

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

7 Let the wicked forsake his way
and the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the LORD , and he will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD .

9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

12 You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.

13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree,
and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the LORD's renown,
for an everlasting sign,
which will not be destroyed."

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6 當趁耶和華可尋找的時候尋找他、相近的時候求告他．

7 惡人當離棄自己的道路．不義的人當除掉自己的意念、歸向耶和華、耶和華就必憐恤他．當歸向我們的　神、因為　神必廣行赦免。

8 耶和華說、我的意念、非同你們的意念、我的道路、非同你們的道路。

9 天怎樣高過地、照樣我的道路、高過你們的道路、我的意念、高過你們的意念。

10 雨雪從天而降、並不返回、卻滋潤地土、使地上發芽結實、使撒種的有種、使要吃的有糧．

11 我口所出的話、也必如此、決不徒然返回、卻要成就我所喜悅的、在我發他去成就的事上〔發他去成就或作所命定〕必然亨通。

12 你們必歡歡喜喜而出來、平平安安蒙引導．大山小山必在你們面前發聲歌唱．田野的樹木也都拍掌。

13 松樹長出代替荊棘．番石榴長出代替蒺藜．這要為耶和華留名、作為永遠的證據、不能剪除。