Isaiah 57 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Evil Leaders Rebuked

Isa 57:1The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,

Isa 57:2

Isa 57:2He enters into peace;
They rest in their [fn]beds,
Each one who walked in his upright way.

Isa 57:3

Isa 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress,
Offspring of an adulterer and [fn]a prostitute.

Isa 57:4

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 rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,

Isa 57:5

Isa 57:5Who inflame yourselves among the [fn]oaks,
Under every luxuriant tree,
Who slaughter the children in the [fn]ravines,
Under the clefts of the crags?

Isa 57:6

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

Isa 57:7“Upon a high and lofty mountain
You have made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.

Isa 57:8

Isa 57:8“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 [fn]bed,
You have looked on their [fn]manhood.

Isa 57:9

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 [fn]Sheol.

Isa 57:10

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

Isa 57:11“Of whom were you worried and fearful
When you lied, and did not remember Me
[fn]Nor give Me a thought?
Was I not silent even for a long time
So you do not fear Me?

Isa 57:12

Isa 57:12“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not profit you.

Isa 57:13

Isa 57:13“When you cry out, let 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 takes refuge in Me will inherit the land
And will possess My holy mountain.”

Isa 57:14

Isa 57:14And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

Isa 57:15

Isa 57:15For thus says the high and exalted One
Who [fn]lives forever, whose name is Holy,
“I dwell on 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.

Isa 57:16

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

Isa 57:17“Because of the iniquity 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.

Isa 57:18

Isa 57:18“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,

Isa 57:19

Isa 57:19Creating the [fn]praise of the lips.
Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,”
Says the LORD, “and I will heal him.”

Isa 57:20

Isa 57:20But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.

Isa 57:21

Isa 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

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NASB95 Footnotes

(57:2)

I.e. graves

(57:3)

So ancient versions; Heb she prostitutes herself

(57:5)

Or, terebinths

(57:5)

Or, wadis

(57:6)

I.e. symbols of fertility gods

(57:6)

Or, wadi

(57:6)

Literally: they, they

Or, repent

Or, lying down

Literally: hand

I.e. the nether world

(57:10)

Literally: the life of your hand

(57:10)

Or, become sick

(57:11)

Literally: You did not set it upon your heart

(57:15)

Or, dwells in eternity

(57:19)

Literally: fruit of the lips

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Evil Leaders Rebuked

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