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Isaiah 57 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Evil Leaders Rebuked

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The righteous man perishes, and no man puts it upon his heart;

And men of lovingkindness are gathered away, while no one understands.

For the righteous man is gathered away from evil,

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He enters into peace;

They rest in their [fn]beds,

Each one who walked in his upright way.

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“But draw near, you sons of a soothsayer,

Seed of an adulterer and [fn]a prostitute.

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“Against whom do you jest?

Against whom do you open wide your mouth

And stick out your tongue?

Are you not children of transgression,

Seed of lying,

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Who inflame yourselves among the [fn]oaks,

Under every green tree,

Who slaughter the children in the [fn]ravines,

Under the clefts of the cliffs?

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“Among the [fn]smooth stones of the [fn]ravine

Is your portion, [fn]they are your lot;

Even to them you have poured out a drink offering;

You have made a grain offering.

Shall I [fn]relent concerning these things?

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“Upon a mountain lofty and lifted up

You have made your bed.

You also went up there to offer sacrifice.

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“Behind the door and the doorpost

You have set up your memorial;

Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself,

And have gone up and made your bed wide,

And you have cut a covenant for yourself with them;

You have loved their [fn]bed;

You have looked on their [fn]manhood.

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“You have journeyed to the king with oil

And increased your perfumes;

You have sent your envoys a great distance

And made them go down to Sheol.

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“You were tired out by the length of your road,

Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’

You found [fn]renewed strength;

Therefore you did not [fn]faint.

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“Of whom were you anxious and fearful

When you lied and did not remember Me,

Nor even put Me upon your heart?

Was I not silent even for a long time

So you do not fear Me?

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“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,

But they will not profit you.

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“When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you.

But the wind will lift all of them up,

And a breath will take them away.

But he who takes refuge in Me will inherit the land

And will possess My holy mountain.”

Yahweh Revives the Spirit of the Lowly

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And it will be said,

“Build up, build up, prepare the way,

[fn]Remove every stumbling block out of the way of My people.”

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For thus says the One high and lifted up

Who dwells forever, whose name is Holy,

“I dwell on a high and holy place,

And also with the crushed and lowly of spirit

In order to revive the spirit of the lowly

And to revive the heart of the crushed.

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“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.

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“Because of the iniquity of his greedy 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.

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“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;

I will lead him and pay him and his mourners in full with comfort,

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Creating the [fn]praise of the lips.

Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,”

Says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.”

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But the wicked are like the tossing sea,

For it cannot be quiet,

And its waters toss up refuse and mud.

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“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

LSB Footnotes
Graves
As in ancient versions; Heb she prostitutes herself
Or terebinths
Or wadis
Symbols of fertility gods
Or wadi
Lit they, they
Or regret, be comforted; cf. 40:1
Or lying down
Lit hand
Lit the life of your hand
Or become sick
Lit Make high, cf. 57:15; 6:1
Lit fruit of the lips
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