Isaiah 57
57
Evil Leaders Rebuked
1The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart;
And devout people are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous person is taken away from evil,
2He enters into peace;
They rest in their #57:2 I.e., gravesbeds,
Each one who walked in his upright way.
3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress,
Offspring of an adulterer and #57:3 As in ancient versions; MT she prostitutes herselfa prostitute!
4“Of whom do you make fun?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,
5Who inflame yourselves among the oaks,
Under every luxuriant tree,
Who slaughter the children in the #57:5 Or wadisravines,
Under the clefts of the rocks?
6“Among the #57:6 I.e., symbols of fertility godssmooth stones of the #57:6 Or wadiravine
Is your portion, #57:6 Lit they, theythey are your lot;
Even to them you have poured out a drink offering,
You have made a grain offering.
Should I #57:6 Or repentrelent of these things?
7“On a high and lofty mountain
You have made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
8“Behind the door and the doorpost
You have set up your sign;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself,
And have gone up and made your bed wide.
And you have made an agreement for yourself with them,
You have loved their bed,
You have looked at their #57:8 Lit handmanhood.
9“You have journeyed to the king with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have sent your messengers a great distance
And made them go down to #57:9 I.e., the netherworldSheol.
10“You were tired out by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless!’
You found #57:10 Lit the life of your handrenewed strength,
Therefore you did not #57:10 Or become sickfaint.
11¶“Of whom were you worried and fearful
When you lied, and did not remember Me
# 57:11 Lit You did not set it upon your heart Nor give Me a thought?
Was I not silent, even for a long time,
So you do not fear Me?
12“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
And they will not benefit you.
13“When you cry out, let your collection of idols save you.
But the wind will carry them all up,
And a breath will take them away.
But the one who takes refuge in Me will inherit the land
And possess My holy mountain.”
14¶And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle from the way of My people.”
15For this is what the high and exalted One
Who #57:15 Or dwells in eternitylives forever, whose name is Holy, says:
“I dwell in a high and holy place,
And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
16“For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the breath of those whom I have made.
17“Because of the wrongful act of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him;
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.
18“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,
19Creating the #57:19 Lit fruit of the lipspraise of the lips.
Peace, peace to him who is far away and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”
20But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
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Yeshayah (Isaiah) 57
57
1The righteous one has perished, and no one takes it to heart. And committed men are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous one is taken away from the presence of evil,
2he enters into peace. They who walk in integrity rest on their beds.
3“But come here, you sons of the sorceress, you offspring of the adulterer and the whore!
4Against whom are you sporting? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of falsehood,
5being inflamed with mighty ones under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
6“Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; they, they, are your lot! Also to them you have poured a drink offering, you have offered a grain offering. Am I comforted in these?
7“On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed. There, too, you went up to slaughter a slaughtering.
8“Also behind the doors and their posts you have set up your remembrance. For you have departed from Me, and have gone up to them. You have made your bed wide and made a covenant with them. You have loved their bed, where you saw their hand.
9“And you went to the sovereign with ointment, and increased your perfumes. And you sent your messengers far off, and lowered yourself even to She’ol.
10“You have wearied yourselves with your many wanderings, yet you did not say, ‘I give up!’ You have found the life of your hand, therefore you were not grieved.
11“And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, that you have lied and not remembered Me, nor taken it to your heart? Have I not been silent, even from of old, and you have not feared Me?
12“Let Me declare your righteousness and your works, for they do not profit you.
13“When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind shall bear them all away, a breath take them. But he who takes refuge in Me shall inherit the land, and possess My set-apart mountain.”
14And one shall say, “Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way, take the stumbling-block out of the way of My people.”
15For thus declares the high and exalted One who dwells forever, whose Name is set-apart, “I dwell in the high and set-apart place, with him who has a bruised and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of bruised ones.
16“For I would not strive forever, nor am I wroth forever, for the spirit would grow faint before Me, even the beings I have made.
17“For the crookedness of his unfair gain I was wroth and I struck him. I hid Myself and was wroth, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
18“I have seen his ways, but now I heal him, and I lead him, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners,
19creating the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” said יהוה, “and I shall heal him.”
20But the wrong are like the troubled sea, for it is unable to rest, and its waters cast up mud and dirt.
21“There is no peace,” said my Elohim, “for the wrong.”
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