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Isa.|57:1|-|The righteous man perishes,And no one takes it to heart;
And godly men are being swept away,While no one considers
That the righteous man is being swept away from evil.
Isa.|57:2|-|He enters into peace;They rest in their |1|beds,
Each who walks uprightly.
Isa.|57:3|-|But draw near here,You children of a sorceress,
You seed of an adulterer and of her who prostitutes herself.
Isa.|57:4|-|Whom are you mocking,And against whom are you opening your mouth wide
And sticking out your tongue?Are you not children of transgression,
A seed of falsehood,
Isa.|57:5|-|Who inflame yourselves among the |1|terebinths,Under every flourishing tree,
Who slaughter the children in the valleysUnder the clefts of the rocks?
Isa.|57:6|-|Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion,They, yes, they are your lot.
Indeed, to them you have poured out a drink offering,You have offered a meal offering.
Shall I ease Myself of these?
Isa.|57:7|-|Upon a high and lofty mountainYou have set your bed.
Indeed, you went up thereTo offer sacrifice.
Isa.|57:8|-|And behind the door and doorpostYou have put your reminder.
For apart from Me, you have uncovered yourself and gone up;You have extended your bed;
And you have made an agreement for yourself with them;You loved their bed; you saw their nakedness.
Isa.|57:9|-|And you went to the king with oil,And you increased your perfumes;
You sent your envoys far awayAnd debased yourself even as far as Sheol.
Isa.|57:10|-|You were wearied with the length of your way,Yet you did not say, It is hopeless;
You found the renewing of your strength,Therefore you did not weaken.
Isa.|57:11|-|And whom have you been worried about and feared,That you have lied and not remembered Me,
Nor taken it to heart?Was I not silent, and that for a long time,
Yet you did not fear Me?
Isa.|57:12|-|I will declare your righteousnessAnd your works,
Yet they will not profit you.
Isa.|57:13a|-|When you cry out, let your heaps of idols deliver you.But the wind will carry them all away;
A breath will take them away.
Isa.|57:13b|-|But he who takes |1a|refuge in Me will inherit the landAnd possess My holy mountain.
Isa.|57:14|-|And it will be said,Cast up, cast up; |a|prepare the way;
Take up the obstacle out of the way of My people.
Isa.|57:15|-|For thus says the high and exalted One,Who inhabits eternity, whose name is |a|Holy:
I will dwell in the high and holy place,And with the contrite and |b|lowly of |1|spirit,
To revive the spirit of the lowlyAnd to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isa.|57:16|-||a|For I will not contend forever,Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would faint before Me,And the souls which I have made.
Isa.|57:17|-|Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry,And I struck him; I hid Myself and was angry;
And he went on, turning away in the way of his heart.
Isa.|57:18|-|I have seen his waysAnd will heal him;
And I will lead him and restore comfort to himAnd to his mourning ones,
Isa.|57:19|-|Creating the fruit of the lips:Peace, peace to him who is |a|far off and to him who is near,
Says Jehovah; and I will |b|heal him.
Isa.|57:20|-|But the |1|wicked are like the |a|tossed sea,For it cannot be calm,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.
Isa.|57:21|-||a|There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.
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