5. You also will command nations you do not know,and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,because I, the lord your God,the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”
6. Seek the lord while you can find him.Call on him now while he is near.
7. Let the wicked change their waysand banish the very thought of doing wrong.Let them turn to the lord that he may have mercy on them.Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
8. “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the lord.“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.