NASB — Isaiah 57 — KJV

Evil Leaders Rebuked

  1 The righteous° man° perishes°, and no° man° atakes° it to heart°;
  And devout° men° are taken° away°, while no° one° understands°.
  For the righteous° man° is taken° away° from bevil°,
  2 He enters° into peace°;
  They rest° in their Ibeds°,
  [Each one] who awalked° in his upright° way°.
  3 “But come° here°, you sons° of a asorceress°,
  bOffspring° of an adulterer° and Ia cprostitute°.
  4 “Against° whom° do you jest°?
  Against° whom° do you open° wide° your mouth°
  And stick° out your tongue°?
  Are you not children° of arebellion°,
  Offspring° of deceit°,
  5 [Who] inflame° yourselves among the Iaoaks°,
  bUnder° every° luxuriant° tree°,
  Who cslaughter° the children° in the IIravines°,
  Under° the clefts° of the crags°?
  6 “Among the Iasmooth° [stones] of the IIravine°
  Is your portion°, IIIthey are your lot°;
  Even° to them you have bpoured° out a drink° offering°,
  You have made° a grain offering°.
  Shall I IVcrelent° concerning° these° things°?
  7 “Upon a ahigh° and lofty° mountain°
  You have bmade° 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 auncovered° yourself,
  And have gone° up and made° your bed° wide°.
  And you have made° an agreement for yourself with them,
  You have loved° their Ibed°,
  You have looked° on [their] IImanhood°.
  9 “You have journeyed° to the king° with oil°
  And increased° your perfumes°;
  You have asent° your envoys° a great distance°
  And made [them] go° down° to ISheol°.
  10 “You were tired° out by the length° of your road°,
  [Yet] you did not say°, ‘aIt is hopeless°.’
  You found° Irenewed° strength°,
  Therefore°° you did not IIfaint°.

[1] aIs 42:25; 47:7 b2K 22:20; Is 47:11; Jr 18:11
[2] II.e. graves aIs 26:7
[3] ISo ancient versions; Heb she prostitutes herself aMal 3:5 bIs 1:4; Mt 16:4 cIs 1:21; 57:7-9
[4] aIs 48:8
[5] IOr terebinths IIOr wadis aIs 1:29 b2K 16:4; Jr 2:20; 3:13 c2K 23:10; Ps 106:37, 38; Jr 7:31
[6] II.e. symbols of fertility gods IIOr wadi IIILit they, they IVOr repent aJr 3:9; Hab 2:19 bJr 7:18 cJr 5:9, 29; 9:9
[7] aJr 3:6; Ezk 16:16 bEzk 23:41
[8] IOr lying down IILit hand aEzk 23:18
[9] II.e. the nether world aEzk 23:16, 40
[10] ILit the life of your hand IIOr become sick aJr 2:25; 18:12

  11 ¶ “Of awhom° were you worried° and fearful°
  When° you lied°, and did bnot remember° Me
  INor° cgive° [Me] a thought°?
  Was I not silent° even for a long° time°
  So you do not fear° Me?
  12 “I will adeclare° your righteousness° and your bdeeds°,
  But they will not profit° you.
  13 “When you cry° out, alet your collection° [of idols] deliver° you.
  But the wind° will carry° all° of them up,
  [And] a breath° will take° [them away].
  But he who btakes° refuge° in Me will cinherit° the land°
  And will dpossess° My holy° mountain°.”

[11] ILit You did not set it upon your heart aPv 29:25; Is 51:12, 13 bJr 2:32; 3:21 cPs 50:21; Is 42:14
[12] aIs 58:1, 2 bIs 29:15; 59:6; 65:7; 66:18; Mi 3:2-4
[13] aJr 22:20; 30:14 bPs 37:3, 9; Is 25:4 cIs 49:8; 60:21 dIs 65:9

  14 ¶ And it will be said°,
  “aBuild° up, build° up, prepare° the way°,
  Remove° [every] obstacle° out of the way° of My people°.”
  15 For thus° says° the ahigh° and exalted° One
  Who Iblives° forever°, whose name° is Holy°,
  “I cdwell° [on] a high° and holy° place,
  And [also] with the dcontrite° and lowly° of spirit°
  In order to erevive° the spirit° of the lowly°
  And to revive° the heart° of the contrite°.
  16 “For I will anot contend° forever°,
  bNor° will I always° be angry°;
  For the spirit° would grow° faint° before°° Me,
  And the cbreath° [of those whom] I have made°.
  17 “Because of the iniquity° of his aunjust° gain° I was angry° and struck° him;
  I hid° [My face] and was angry°,
  And he went° on bturning° away°, in the way° of his heart°.
  18 “I have seen° his ways°, but I will aheal° him;
  I will blead° him and crestore° comfort° to him and to his mourners°,
  19 Creating° the Iapraise° of the lips°.
  bPeace°, peace° to him who is cfar° and to him who is near°,”
  Says° the LORD°, “and I will heal° him.”
  20 But the awicked° are like the tossing° sea°,
  For it cannot°° be quiet°,
  And its waters° toss° up refuse° and mud°.
  21aThere° is no° peace°,” says° bmy God°, “for the wicked°.”

[14] aIs 62:10; Jr 18:15
[15] IOr dwells in eternity aIs 52:13 bDt 33:27; Is 40:28 cIs 33:5; 66:1 dPs 34:18; 51:17; Is 66:2 ePs 147:3; Is 61:1-3
[16] aGn 6:3 bPs 85:5; 103:9; Mi 7:18 cIs 42:5
[17] aIs 2:7; 56:11; Jr 6:13 bIs 1:4; Jr 3:14, 22
[18] aIs 19:22; 30:26; 53:5 bIs 52:12 cIs 61:1-3
[19] ILit fruit of the lips aIs 6:7; 51:16; 59:21; He 13:15 bIs 26:12; 32:17 cAc 2:39; Ep 2:17
[20] aJb 18:5-14; Is 3:9, 11
[21] aIs 48:22; 59:8 bIs 49:4


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The blessed death of the righteous.

1 ¶ The righteousº perisheth,ºª and no² manº layethºª [it] to² heart:º and mercifulº men¹² [are] taken away,ºª none² consideringºª that² the righteousº is taken awayºª fromº² the evilº [to come]. 2 He shall enterºª into peace:º they shall restºª in² their beds,º [each one] walkingºª [in] his uprightness.º

[1] 1K 14:13; 2K 22:20; 2Ch 32:33; 34:28; 35:24; Ps 12:1; Is 42:25; 47:7; 57:11; Mi 7:2; Mal 2:2.
[2] Gn 17:1; 2Ch 16:14; Jb 3:17; Ec 12:7; Is 14:18; Ezk 32:25; Mt 25:21; Lk 1:6; 2:29; 7:50; 16:22; 2Co 5:1, 8; Php 1:23; Rv 14:13.

God reproveth the Jews for their whorish idolatry.

3 ¶ But draw nearºª hither,² ye² sonsº of the sorceress,ºª the seedº of the adultererºª and the whore.ºª 4 Against² whom² do ye sport¹ª yourselves?² against² whom² make ye a wideºª mouth,º [and] draw outºª the tongue?º [are] ye² not² childrenº of transgression,º a seedº of falsehood,º 5 Enflaming¹ª yourselves² with idolsº under² every² greenº tree,º slayingºª the childrenº in the valleysº under² the cliftsº of the rocks?º 6 Among the smoothº [stones] of the streamº [is] thy portion;º they,² they² [are] thy lot:º even² to them hast thou pouredºª a drink offering,º thou hast offeredºª a meat offering.º Should I receive comfortºª in² these?² 7 Upon² a loftyº and highºª mountainº hast thou setºª thy bed:º even² thither² wentest thou upºª to offerºª sacrifice.º 8 Behindº the doorsº also and the postsº hast thou set upºª thy remembrance:º for² thou hast discoveredºª [thyself to another] than²² me, and art gone up;ºª thou hast enlargedºª thy bed,º and madeºª thee [a covenant] with² them; thou lovedstºª their bedº whereº thou sawestºª [it]. 9 And thou wentestºª to the kingº with ointment,º and didst increaseºª thy perfumes,º and didst sendºª thy messengersº far off,º²² and didst debaseºª [thyself even] unto² hell.º 10 Thou art weariedºª in the greatnessº of thy way;º [yet] saidstºª thou not,² There is no hope:ºª thou hast foundºª the lifeº of thine hand;º therefore²² thou wast not² grieved.ºª 11 And of whom² hast thou been afraidºª or feared,ºª that² thou hast lied,ºª and hast not² rememberedºª me, nor² laidºª [it] to² thy heart?º have not² I² held my peaceºª even of old,º² and thou fearestºª me not?² 12 I² will declareºª thy righteousness,º and thy works;º for they shall not² profitºª thee.

[3] Gn 3:15; Is 45:20; Ho 1:2; Jol 3:9; Mt 3:7; 12:34; 16:4; 23:33; Lk 3:7; Jn 8:40; Jm 4:4; 1Jn 3:10; Rv 17:1.
[4] Ex 9:17; 16:7; Nu 16:11; Jsh 10:21; Jg 16:25; Jb 16:9; Ps 22:7, 13, 17; 35:21; 69:12; Is 1:4; 10:15; 30:1, 9; 37:23, 29; Lm 2:15; Ezk 2:4; Ho 10:9; Mt 13:38; 27:29, 39; Lk 10:16; Ac 9:4; Ep 2:2; 5:6; Col 3:6; 2P 2:13.
[5] Ex 32:6; Lv 18:21; 20:2; Nu 25:1, 6; Dt 12:2; 1K 14:23; 2K 16:3; 17:10; 23:10; 2Ch 28:3; Is 1:29; Jr 2:20; 3:6, 13; 7:31; 17:2; 32:35; 50:38; 51:7; Ezk 6:13; 16:20; 20:26, 31; Ho 4:11; 7:4; Am 2:7; Rv 17:1; 18:3.
[6] Dt 32:37; Is 65:11; 66:3; Jr 3:9; 7:18; 19:13; 32:29; 44:17; Ezk 20:39; Hab 2:19.
[7] Jr 2:20; 3:2; Ezk 16:16, 25; 20:28; 23:17, 41.
[8] Ezk 8:8; 16:25, 32; 23:2, 14, 41.
[9] 2K 16:7; Pv 7:17; Is 2:9; 30:1; 31:1; Ezk 16:33; 23:16; Ho 7:11; 12:1; Col 2:18.
[10] 2Ch 28:22; Is 47:13; Jr 2:25, 36; 3:3; 5:3; 9:5; 44:17; Ezk 24:12; Hab 2:13; Ro 7:9.
[11] Ps 50:21; Pv 29:25; Ec 8:11; Is 26:10; 30:9; 51:12; 57:1; 59:3; Jr 2:32; 3:21; 9:3; 42:20; Ezk 13:22; Ho 11:12; Mt 26:69; Ac 5:3; Ga 2:12; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:2; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[12] Is 1:11; 58:2; 59:6; 64:5; 66:3; Jr 7:4; Mi 3:2; Mt 23:5, 14; Ro 3:10; 10:2.

He giveth evangelical promises to the penitent.

13 ¶ When thou criest,ºª let thy companiesº deliverºª thee; but the windº shall carry them all away;ºª²² vanityº shall takeºª [them]: but he that putteth his trustºª in me shall possessºª the land,º and shall inheritºª my holyº mountain;º 14 And shall say,ºª Cast ye up,ºª cast ye up,ºª prepareºª the way,º take upºª the stumblingblockº out of the wayº² of my people.º 15 For² thus² saithºª the highºª and lofty Oneºª that inhabitethºª eternity,º whose nameº [is] Holy;º I dwellºª in the highº and holyº [place], with² him also [that is] of a contriteº and humbleº spirit,º to reviveºª the spiritº of the humble,º and to reviveºª the heartº of the contrite ones.ºª 16 For² I will not² contendºª for ever,º neither² will I be always¹ wroth:ºª² for² the spiritº should failºª beforeº² me, and the soulsº [which] I² have made.ºª 17 For the iniquityº of his covetousnessº was I wroth,ºª and smoteºª him: I hidºª me, and was wroth,ºª and he went² on¹ª frowardlyº in the wayº of his heart.º 18 I have seenºª his ways,º and will healºª him: I will leadºª him also, and restoreºª comfortsº unto him and to his mourners.º 19 I createºª the fruitº of the lips;º Peace,º peaceº to [him that is] far off,º and to [him that is] near,º saithºª the LORD;º and I will healºª him. 20 But the wickedº [are] like the troubledºª sea,º when² it cannotºª² rest,ºª whose watersº cast upºª mireº and dirt.º 21 [There is] no² peace,º saithºª my God,º to the wicked.º

[13] Jg 10:14; 2K 3:13; Jb 21:18; Ps 1:4; 37:3, 9; 58:9; 84:12; 125:1; Pv 28:25; Is 11:9; 26:3; 40:24; 41:16; 56:7; 57:9; 65:25; 66:20; Jr 17:7; 22:22; Ezk 20:40; Ho 13:3; Jol 3:17; Zc 7:13.
[14] Is 35:8; 40:3; 62:10; Lk 3:5; Ro 14:13; 1Co 1:23; 8:9, 13; 10:32; 2Co 6:3; He 12:13.
[15] Gn 21:33; Ex 15:11; Dt 33:27; 1S 2:2; 1K 8:27; 2Ch 33:12; 34:27; Jb 6:10; Ps 34:18; 51:17; 68:4; 83:18; 90:2; 93:2; 97:9; 99:3; 111:9; 113:4; 115:3; 123:1; 138:6; 147:3; Pv 8:23; Is 6:1, 3; 40:28; 61:1; 66:1; Jr 10:10; Ezk 9:4; 16:63; Dn 4:17, 24, 34; Mi 5:2; Zc 2:13; Mt 5:3, 4; 6:9; Lk 1:49; 4:18; 15:20; Ac 3:14; Ro 1:20; 2Co 1:4; 2:7; 7:6; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; He 9:14; Jm 4:6; 1P 5:5; Rv 3:7; 4:8; 15:4.
[16] Nu 16:22; Jb 34:14; Ps 78:38; 85:5; 103:9; Ec 12:7; Is 42:5; Jr 10:24; 38:16; Mi 7:18; Zc 12:1; He 12:9.
[17] Ec 6:9; Is 5:8; 8:17; 9:13; 45:15; 56:11; Jr 2:30; 5:3; 6:13; 8:10; 22:17; Ezk 33:31; Mi 2:2; Lk 12:15; 15:14; Ep 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:9; 2P 2:3, 14.
[18] Ps 23:2; 51:12; Ec 9:4; Is 1:18; 12:1; 43:24; 48:8; 49:10; 57:15; 61:2; 66:10; Jr 3:22; 13:17; 31:3, 18; 33:6; Ezk 16:60; 36:22; Ho 14:4; Lk 15:20; Ro 5:20; Rv 7:17.
[19] Ex 4:11; Ho 14:2; Mt 10:13; Mk 16:15; Lk 2:14; 10:5; 21:15; Ac 2:39; 10:36; 2Co 5:20; Ep 2:14; 6:19; Col 4:3; He 13:15.
[20] Jb 15:20; 18:5; 20:11; Ps 73:18; Pv 4:16; Is 3:11; Jde 1:12.
[21] 2K 9:22; Is 3:11; 48:22; Ro 3:16.


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