5 You will call for nations that you don’t yet know.And these nations that do not know you will run to youbecause of the Lord your God,because of the Holy One of Israel who honors you.”
6 So you should look for the Lord before it is too late;you should call to him while he is near.
7 The wicked should stop doing wrong,and they should stop their evil thoughts.They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them.They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
8 The Lord says, “My thoughts are not like your thoughts.Your ways are not like my ways.
9 Just as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
10 Rain and snow fall from the skyand don’t return without watering the ground.They cause the plants to sprout and grow,making seeds for the farmerand bread for the people.
11 The same thing is true of the words I speak.They will not return to me empty.They make the things happen that I want to happen,and they succeed in doing what I send them to do.