Yesaya 55:6

55:6 Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; ¹ 

call to him while he is nearby!

Yesaya 65:10

65:10 Sharon ²  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ³  a place where cattle graze; ⁴ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁵ 

[55:6]  ¹ tn Heb “while he allows himself to be found.” The Niphal form has a tolerative force here.

[65:10]  ² sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ³ sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”