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For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.” <a href="/kjv/isaiah/55.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/55.htm">New King James Version</a> Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the LORD your God, And the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.” <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/55.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which does not know you will run to you, Because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.” <a href="/nasb/isaiah/55.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which knows you not will run to you, Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/55.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which knows you not will run to you, Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.” <a href="/lsb/isaiah/55.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold, you will call a nation you do not know, And a nation which knows you not will run to you, Because of Yahweh your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has adorned you with beautiful glory.” <a href="/amp/isaiah/55.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “In fact, you [Israel] will call a nation that you do not know, And a nation that does not know you will run to you, Because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.” <a href="/csb/isaiah/55.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> so you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel, has glorified you.” <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/55.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> so you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel, has glorified you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/55.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/55.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will call out to nations you have never known. And they have never known you, but they will come running because I am the LORD, the holy God of Israel, and I have honored you. <a href="/erv/isaiah/55.htm">English Revised Version</a> Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/55.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will summon a nation that you don't know, and a nation that doesn't know you will run to you because of the LORD your God, because of the Holy One of Israel. He has honored you." <a href="/gnt/isaiah/55.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now you will summon foreign nations; at one time they did not know you, but now they will come running to join you! I, the LORD your God, the holy God of Israel, will make all this happen; I will give you honor and glory." <a href="/isv/isaiah/55.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Look! You will call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you." <a href="/net/isaiah/55.htm">NET Bible</a> Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/55.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, you shall call a nation that you do not know; and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you." <a href="/wbt/isaiah/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run to thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/isaiah/55.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.” <a href="/web/isaiah/55.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/55.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold, a nation you do not know, you call, "" And a nation who does not know you runs to you, "" For the sake of your God YHWH, "" And for the Holy One of Israel, "" Because He has beautified you.” <a href="/ylt/isaiah/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/55.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold, nations thou shalt not know; thou shalt call, and nations that knew thee not shall run to thee, for sake of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he honored thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold thou shalt call a nation, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/55.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, you will call to a nation that you did not know. And nations that did not know you will rush to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. For he has glorified you. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/55.htm">New American Bible</a> So shall you summon a nation you knew not, and a nation that knew you not shall run to you, Because of the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/55.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/55.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you shall call nations that you know not, and nations that knew you not shall run to you because of the LORD your God, and because of the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/55.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You shall call the nations that you have not known, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of LORD JEHOVAH your God, and because of The Holy One of Israel who glorified you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/55.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, And a nation 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. <a href="/sep/isaiah/55.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Nations which know thee not, shall call upon thee, and peoples which are not acquainted with thee, shall flee to thee for refuge, for the sake of the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified thee. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/55-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12317" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/55.htm">Invitation to the Needy</a> …4Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples. 5<a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: tiq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">you will summon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ṯê·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: wə·ḡō·w (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">and nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">who do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏā·‘ū·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: yā·rū·ṣū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">will run</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: wə·liq·ḏō·wōš (Conj-w, Prep-l:: Adj-msc) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">the Holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">One of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6286.htm" title="6286: p̄ê·’ă·rāḵ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to gleam, i.e. embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain oneself; denominative from p'orah, to shake a tree.">has bestowed glory on you.”</a> 6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a> For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a> And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.” <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Psalm 18:43</a> You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a> All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. <a href="/psalms/86-9.htm">Psalm 86:9</a> All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name. <a href="/zechariah/8-22.htm">Zechariah 8:22-23</a> And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.” / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/60-3.htm">Isaiah 60:3</a> Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18-19</a> “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. / I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, <a href="/john/12-32.htm">John 12:32</a> And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.” <a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a> Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” <a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24</a> By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a> And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, you shall call a nation that you know not, and nations that knew not you shall run to you because of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.thou shalt<a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10,11</a> And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious… <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a> So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.<a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Isaiah 45:8</a> Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.nations<a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5</a> Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.<a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.<a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Zechariah 2:11</a> And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.he<a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Isaiah 60:9</a> Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.<a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1-3</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool… <a href="/luke/24-26.htm">Luke 24:26</a> Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/38-36.htm">Endowed</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-3.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-4.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Run</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Summon</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Endowed</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Run</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Summon</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 55</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calls to faith</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">And to repentance</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">The happy success of those who believe</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/55.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/55.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Surely you will summon a nation you do not know This phrase suggests a future calling of foreign nations, indicating a time when Israel will have influence over peoples previously unknown to them. Historically, Israel was often isolated, surrounded by hostile nations. This prophecy points to a time of expansion and influence beyond traditional boundaries. It foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles into the covenant community, a theme that is further developed in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a>).and nations who do not know you will run to you This indicates a reversal of roles where foreign nations, once indifferent or hostile, will seek out Israel. This can be seen as a fulfillment of the Abrahamic promise that through Israel all nations would be blessed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>). It also prefigures the global spread of the Gospel, where people from all nations are drawn to the message of salvation through Jesus Christ (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel This phrase emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The title "Holy One of Israel" underscores God's unique and set-apart nature, as well as His faithfulness to His people. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His role as the ultimate source of Israel's future glory and influence. This title is frequently used in Isaiah to highlight God's distinctiveness and His commitment to His covenant promises.has bestowed glory on you The bestowal of glory signifies a transformation and elevation of Israel's status among the nations. This glory is not due to Israel's own merit but is a gift from God, reflecting His grace and purpose. It points to a future messianic age when Israel will be a light to the nations, fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate revelation of God's glory (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). This transformation is both a present reality and a future hope, as seen in the eschatological visions of the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is the central figure in this passage, promising to endow His people with splendor. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_one_of_israel.htm">The Holy One of Israel</a> A title for God emphasizing His holiness and unique relationship with Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to the Gentile nations that Israel did not know, symbolizing the broader reach of God's salvation plan. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, through whom the promise of splendor and the calling of nations is fulfilled. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_summoning.htm">The Event of Summoning</a> The prophetic vision of Israel calling nations to itself, indicating a future time of influence and spiritual leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a> God's plan includes the calling of nations, demonstrating His sovereignty and the global scope of His salvation. <a href="/topical/i/israel's_role_in_god's_mission.htm">Israel's Role in God's Mission</a> Israel is not only the recipient of God's promises but also a conduit through which God's glory is revealed to the world. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a> Jesus Christ, as the ultimate Holy One of Israel, fulfills this prophecy by drawing all nations to Himself. <a href="/topical/t/the_church's_mission.htm">The Church's Mission</a> As the body of Christ, the church is called to continue this mission, reaching out to all nations with the gospel. <a href="/topical/e/endowment_with_splendor.htm">Endowment with Splendor</a> Believers are endowed with spiritual splendor through their relationship with God, which should be evident in their lives and witness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_55.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 55</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_divine_justice_logical.htm">Why does divine justice not follow logical consistency in scripture?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_rabshakeh's_claim_with_judah's_deliverance.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20: How do we reconcile the Rabshakeh's claim that no god has saved any nation from Assyria with the biblical assertion that the Lord ultimately delivered Judah?</a> <a href="/q/is_joel_1_5's_call_to_drunkards_unique.htm">Does Joel 1:5's emphasis on drunkards mourning align with other biblical calls to repentance, or is this focus unique and contradictory?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_one's_suffering_heal_others.htm">Isaiah 53:5 mentions healing through the servant's wounds--how can one person's suffering literally heal others physically or spiritually?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/55.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Thou shalt call a nation.--The calling of the Gentiles and the consequent expansion of the true idea of Israel is again dominant. The words sound like an echo from <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm" title="You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.">Psalm 18:43</a>.Because of the Lord thy God . . .--The words are repeated, as expressing a thought on which the prophet loved to dwell, in <a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm" title="Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of the LORD your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.">Isaiah 60:9</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/55.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Psalm 18:43</a>). The object of address in this verse appears to be the Messiah. He, at his coming, will "call" into his kingdom "a nation," or rather, "people," with whom he has had no covenant hitherto; and they will readily and gladly obey the call. Thus God's kingdom will be enlarged, and Israel's glory will be increased, Because of the Lord... for he hath glorified thee. The great cause of the attraction will be the "glory" which God the Father has bestowed upon his Son, by raising him from the dead, and exalting him to a seat at his right hand in heaven (<a href="/acts/2-32.htm">Acts 2:32-35</a>; <a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Acts 3:13-15</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/55-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Surely הֵ֣ן (hên) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! you will summon תִּקְרָ֔א (tiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read a nation גּ֤וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts you do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no know, תֵדַע֙ (ṯê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know and nations וְג֥וֹי (wə·ḡō·w) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts who do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no know you יְדָע֖וּךָ (yə·ḏā·‘ū·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know will run יָר֑וּצוּ (yā·rū·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> To run to you. אֵלֶ֣יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to For כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative the Holy וְלִקְד֥וֹשׁ (wə·liq·ḏō·wōš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary One of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc has bestowed glory on you.” פֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ (p̄ê·’ă·rāḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6286.htm">Strong's 6286: </a> To gleam, embellish, to boast, to explain, oneself, to shake a, tree <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 55:5 Behold you shall call a nation that (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/55-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 55:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 55:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 55:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 55:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>