Previous Chapter Full Page Full Page Next Chapter

Isaiah 57 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Evil Leaders Rebuked

Isa 57:1

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,

Isa 57:2

He enters into peace;

They rest in their [fn]beds,

Each one who walked in his upright way.

Isa 57:3

“But draw near, you sons of a soothsayer,

Seed of an adulterer and [fn]a prostitute.

Isa 57:4

“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,

Isa 57:5

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?

Isa 57:6

“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?

Isa 57:7

“Upon a mountain lofty and lifted up

You have made your bed.

You also went up there to offer sacrifice.

Isa 57:8

“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.

Isa 57:9

“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.

Isa 57:10

“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.

Isa 57:11

“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?

Isa 57:12

“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,

But they will not profit you.

Isa 57:13

“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

Isa 57:14

And it will be said,

“Build up, build up, prepare the way,

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

Isa 57:15

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.

Isa 57:16

“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.

Isa 57:17

“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.

Isa 57:18

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

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

Isa 57:19

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.”

Isa 57:20

But the wicked are like the tossing sea,

For it cannot be quiet,

And its waters toss up refuse and mud.

Isa 57:21

“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
Translation Copyright Logo

Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation

All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc.

LSBible.org

For more information on this translation, see the LSB Preface.

Isaiah Chapter 57 — Additional Translations: