Isaiah 55:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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 honoured you.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts.

2 Samuel 22:44

You rescued me from my stubborn people and made me the leader of foreign nations, who are now my slaves.

Psalm 18:43

You rescued me from stubborn people, and you made me the leader of foreign nations, who are now my slaves.

Isaiah 45:14

My people, I, the LORD, promise that the riches of Egypt and the treasures of Ethiopia will belong to you. You will force into slavery those tall people of Seba. They will bow down and say, “The only true God is with you; there are no other gods.”

Isaiah 45:22

“I invite the whole world to turn to me and be saved. I alone am God! No others are real.

Isaiah 45:23

I have made a solemn promise, one that won't be broken: everyone will bow down and worship me.

Isaiah 49:12

Then my people will return from distant lands in the north and the west and from the city of Syene.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

Isaiah 52:15

My servant will make nations worthy to worship me; kings will be silent as they bow in wonder. They will see and think about things they have never seen or thought about before.

Isaiah 55:4

I made him the leader and ruler of the nations; he was my witness to them.

Isaiah 56:8

I, the LORD, promise to bring together my people who were taken away, and let them join the others.

Isaiah 60:5

When you see this, your faces will glow; your hearts will pound and swell with pride. Treasures from across the sea and the wealth of nations will be brought to you.

Isaiah 60:9

On those distant islands your people are waiting for me, the LORD. Seagoing ships lead the way to bring them home with their silver and gold. I, the holy LORD God of Israel, do this to honour your people, so they will honour me.

Jeremiah 30:19

Other nations will respect and honour you. Your homes will be filled with children, and you will celebrate, singing praises to me.

Ezekiel 39:7

My people Israel will know me, and they will no longer disgrace my holy name. Everyone on earth will know that I am the holy LORD God of Israel.

Hosea 1:10

Some day it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People”, but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God”.

Zechariah 2:11

When he does, many nations will turn to him and become his people. At that time you will know that I am a prophet of the LORD All-Powerful.

Luke 24:26

Didn't you know that the Messiah would have to suffer before he was given his glory?”

John 17:1

After Jesus had finished speaking to his disciples, he looked up towards heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you.

Acts 3:13

The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshipped has brought honour to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free.

Acts 5:31

and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.

Romans 15:20

But I have always tried to preach where people have never heard about Christ. I am like a builder who doesn't build on anyone else's foundation.

Ephesians 2:11

Don't forget that you are Gentiles. In fact, you used to be called “uncircumcised” by those who take pride in being circumcised.

Ephesians 3:5

No one knew about this mystery until God's Spirit told it to his holy apostles and prophets.

Hebrews 5:5

That is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honour of being one. It was God who told him, “You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!”

1 Peter 1:11

The Spirit of Christ was in them and was telling them how Christ would suffer and would then be given great honour. So they searched to find out exactly who Christ would be and when this would happen.