Isaiah 55:7

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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the

רָשָׁע

râshâʻ

H7563

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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his

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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and the

חָמָס

châmâç

H2555

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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his

מַחֲשָׁבָה

machăshâbâh

H4284

a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

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and

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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him

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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unto the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and he will have

חֵסֵד

chêçêd

H2617

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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upon him and to our

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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for he will

שָׁרַץ

shârats

H8317

to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound

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סָלַח

çâlach

H5545

to forgive

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Key Terms in This Verse

unrighteous H2555

חָמָס châmâç

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

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pardon H5545

סָלַח çâlach

to forgive

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abundantly H8317

שָׁרַץ shârats

to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound

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thoughts H4284

מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh

a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

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forsake H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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return H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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mercy H2617

חֵסֵד chêçêd

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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wicked H7563

רָשָׁע râshâʻ

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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way H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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Let H7604

שָׁאַר shâʼar

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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Cross References

Proverbs 28:13 cross-reference

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Isaiah 44:22 cross-reference

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

Luke 15:10 cross-reference

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Jonah 3:10 cross-reference

And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

Isaiah 43:25 cross-reference

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

2 Chronicles 7:14 cross-reference

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal...

Acts 3:19 cross-reference

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Jeremiah 4:14 cross-reference

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

Ezekiel 33:11 cross-reference

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, ...

Matthew 9:13 cross-reference

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Psalm 66:18 cross-reference

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Acts 26:20 cross-reference

But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

Isaiah 40:2 cross-reference

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.

Luke 7:47 cross-reference

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Isaiah 54:10 cross-reference

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Mark 7:23 cross-reference

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Luke 15:24 cross-reference

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Mark 7:21 cross-reference

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Psalm 51:1 cross-reference

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 130:7 cross-reference

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

James 1:15 cross-reference

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Genesis 6:5 cross-reference

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Isaiah 32:7 cross-reference

The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

Zechariah 8:17 cross-reference

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 3:3 cross-reference

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

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