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Isaiah 57 (WEBP)

[1] The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.
[2] He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.
[3] “But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes.
[4] Whom do you mock? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out your tongue? Aren’t you children of disobedience and offspring of falsehood,
[5] you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
[6] Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion. They, they are your lot. You have even poured a drink offering to them. You have offered an offering. Shall I be appeased for these things?
[7] On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
[8] You have set up your memorial behind the doors and the posts, for you have exposed yourself to someone besides me, and have gone up. You have enlarged your bed and made you a covenant with them. You loved what you saw on their bed.
[9] You went to the king with oil, increased your perfumes, sent your ambassadors far off, and degraded yourself even to Sheol.
[10] You were wearied with the length of your ways; yet you didn’t say, ‘It is in vain.’ You found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren’t faint.
[11] “Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?
[12] I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they will not benefit you.
[13] When you cry, let those whom you have gathered deliver you, but the wind will take them. A breath will carry them all away, but he who takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain.”
[14] He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way! Remove the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”
[15] For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
[16] For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made.
[17] I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
[18] I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
[19] I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”
[20] But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can’t rest and its waters cast up mire and mud.
[21] “There is no peace”, says my God, “for the wicked.”

Isaiah 57:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 57 (KJVS)

[1] The righteous perisheth, () and no man layeth () it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, () none considering () that the righteous is taken away () from the evil to come.
[2] He shall enter () into peace: they shall rest () in their beds, each one walking () in his uprightness.
[3] But draw near () hither, ye sons of the sorceress, () the seed of the adulterer () and the whore. ()
[4] Against whom do ye sport () yourselves? against whom make ye a wide () mouth, and draw out () the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
[5] enflaming () yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying () the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
[6] Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured () a drink offering, thou hast offered () a meat offering. Should I receive comfort () in these?
[7] Upon a lofty and high () mountain hast thou set () thy bed: even thither wentest thou up () to offer () sacrifice.
[8] Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up () thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered () thyself to another than me, and art gone up; () thou hast enlarged () thy bed, and made () thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst () their bed where thou sawest () it.
[9] And thou wentest () to the king with ointment, and didst increase () thy perfumes, and didst send () thy messengers far off, and didst debase () thyself even unto hell.
[10] Thou art wearied () in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst () thou not, There is no hope: () thou hast found () the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. ()
[11] And of whom hast thou been afraid () or feared, () that thou hast lied, () and hast not remembered () me, nor laid () it to thy heart? have not I held my peace () even of old, and thou fearest () me not?
[12] I will declare () thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit () thee.
[13] When thou criest, () let thy companies deliver () thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; () vanity shall take () them: but he that putteth his trust () in me shall possess () the land, and shall inherit () my holy mountain;
[14] and shall say, () Cast ye up, () cast ye up, () prepare () the way, take up () the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
[15] For thus saith () the high () and lofty One () that inhabiteth () eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell () in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive () the spirit of the humble, and to revive () the heart of the contrite ones. ()
[16] For I will not contend () for ever, neither will I be always wroth: () for the spirit should fail () before me, and the souls which I have made. ()
[17] For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, () and smote () him: I hid () me, and was wroth, () and he went on () frowardly in the way of his heart.
[18] I have seen () his ways, and will heal () him: I will lead () him also, and restore () comforts unto him and to his mourners.
[19] I create () the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith () the Lord; and I will heal () him.
[20] But the wicked are like the troubled () sea, when it cannot () rest, () whose waters cast up () mire and dirt.
[21] There is no peace, saith () my God, to the wicked.

Isaiah 57:1a Heb. men of kindness or godliness
Isaiah 57:1b Or, from that which is evil
Isaiah 57:2a Or, go in peace
Isaiah 57:2b Or, before him
Isaiah 57:5 Or, among the okes
Isaiah 57:8 Or, thou providest room
Isaiah 57:9 Or, thou respectedst the King
Isaiah 57:10 Or, living
Isaiah 57:17 Heb. turning away

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 57 (BYZ)

[1] ιδετε ως ο δικαιος απωλετο και ουδεις εκδεχεται τη καρδια και ανδρες δικαιοι αιρονται και ουδεις κατανοει απο γαρ προσωπου αδικιας ηρται ο δικαιος
[2] εσται εν ειρηνη η ταφη αυτου ηρται εκ του μεσου
[3] υμεις δε προσαγαγετε ωδε υιοι ανομοι σπερμα μοιχων και πορνης
[4] εν τινι ενετρυφησατε και επι τινα ηνοιξατε το στομα υμων και επι τινα εχαλασατε την γλωσσαν υμων ουχ υμεις εστε τεκνα απωλειας σπερμα ανομον
[5] οι παρακαλουντες επι τα ειδωλα υπο δενδρα δασεα σφαζοντες τα τεκνα αυτων εν ταις φαραγξιν ανα μεσον των πετρων
[6] εκεινη σου η μερις ουτος σου ο κληρος κακεινοις εξεχεας σπονδας κακεινοις ανηνεγκας θυσιας επι τουτοις ουν ουκ οργισθησομαι
[7] επ ορος υψηλον και μετεωρον εκει σου η κοιτη κακει ανεβιβασας θυσιας
[8] και οπισω των σταθμων της θυρας σου εθηκας μνημοσυνα σου ωου οτι εαν απ εμου αποστης πλειον τι εξεις ηγαπησας τους κοιμωμενους μετα σου
[9] και επληθυνας την πορνειαν σου μετ αυτων και πολλους εποιησας τους μακραν απο σου και απεστειλας πρεσβεις υπερ τα ορια σου και απεστρεψας και εταπεινωθης εως αδου
[10] ταις πολυοδιαις σου εκοπιασας και ουκ ειπας παυσομαι ενισχυουσα οτι επραξας ταυτα δια τουτο ου κατεδεηθης μου
[11] συ τινα ευλαβηθεισα εφοβηθης και εψευσω με και ουκ εμνησθης μου ουδε ελαβες με εις την διανοιαν ουδε εις την καρδιαν σου καγω σε ιδων παρορω και εμε ουκ εφοβηθης
[12] καγω απαγγελω την δικαιοσυνην μου και τα κακα σου α ουκ ωφελησουσιν σε
[13] οταν αναβοησης εξελεσθωσαν σε εν τη θλιψει σου τουτους γαρ παντας ανεμος λημψεται και αποισει καταιγις οι δε αντεχομενοι μου κτησονται γην και κληρονομησουσιν το ορος το αγιον μου
[14] και ερουσιν καθαρισατε απο προσωπου αυτου οδους και αρατε σκωλα απο της οδου του λαου μου
[15] ταδε λεγει κυριος ο υψιστος ο εν υψηλοις κατοικων τον αιωνα αγιος εν αγιοις ονομα αυτω κυριος υψιστος εν αγιοις αναπαυομενος και ολιγοψυχοις διδους μακροθυμιαν και διδους ζωην τοις συντετριμμενοις την καρδιαν
[16] ουκ εις τον αιωνα εκδικησω υμας ουδε δια παντος οργισθησομαι υμιν πνευμα γαρ παρ εμου εξελευσεται και πνοην πασαν εγω εποιησα
[17] δι αμαρτιαν βραχυ τι ελυπησα αυτον και επαταξα αυτον και απεστρεψα το προσωπον μου απ αυτου και ελυπηθη και επορευθη στυγνος εν ταις οδοις αυτου
[18] τας οδους αυτου εωρακα και ιασαμην αυτον και παρεκαλεσα αυτον και εδωκα αυτω παρακλησιν αληθινην
[19] ειρηνην επ ειρηνην τοις μακραν και τοις εγγυς ουσιν και ειπεν κυριος ιασομαι αυτους
[20] οι δε αδικοι ουτως κλυδωνισθησονται και αναπαυσασθαι ου δυνησονται
[21] ουκ εστιν χαιρειν τοις ασεβεσιν ειπεν κυριος ο θεος