Isaiah 57:1 The righteous6662 perisheth,6 and no man376 layeth7760 it to heart:3820 and merciful2617 men582{Heb. men of kindness or godliness} are taken away,622 none considering995 that the righteous6662 is taken away622 from6440 the evil7451 to come.{Or, from that which is evil} cr 2 He shall enter935 into peace:7965{Or, go in peace} they shall rest5117 in their beds,4904 each one walking1980 in his{Or, before him} uprightness.5228 cr

Isaiah 57:3 But draw near7126 hither, ye sons1121 of the sorceress,6049 the seed2233 of the adulterer5003 and the whore.2181 cr 4 Against whom do ye sport6026 yourselves? against whom make ye a wide7337 mouth,6310 and draw out748 the tongue?3956 are ye not children3206 of transgression,6588 a seed2233 of falsehood,8267 cr 5 Enflaming2552 yourselves with idols410{Or, among the okes} under every green7488 tree,6086 slaying7819 the children3206 in the valleys5158 under the clifts5585 of the rocks?5553 cr 6 Among the smooth2511 stones of the stream5158 is thy portion;2506 they, they are thy lot:1486 even to them hast thou poured8210 a drink offering,5262 thou hast offered5927 a meat offering.4503 Should I receive comfort5162 in these? cr 7 Upon a lofty1364 and high5375 mountain2022 hast thou set7760 thy bed:4904 even thither wentest thou up5927 to offer2076 sacrifice.2077 cr 8 Behind310 the doors1817 also and the posts4201 hast thou set up7760 thy remembrance:2146 for thou hast discovered1540 thyself to another than me, and art gone up;5927 thou hast enlarged7337 thy bed,4904 and made3772 thee a covenant with them;{Or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs} thou lovedst157 their bed4904 where3027 thou sawest2372 it.{Or, thou providest room} cr 9 And thou wentest7788 to the king4428{Or, thou respectedst the King} with ointment,8081 and didst increase7235 thy perfumes,7547 and didst send7971 thy messengers6735 far off,7350 and didst debase8213 thyself even unto hell.7585 cr 10 Thou art wearied3021 in the greatness7230 of thy way;1870 yet saidst559 thou not, There is no hope:2976 thou hast found4672 the life2416{Or, living} of thine hand;3027 therefore thou wast not grieved.2470 cr 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid1672 or feared,3372 that thou hast lied,3576 and hast not remembered2142 me, nor laid7760 it to thy heart?3820 have not I held my peace2814 even of old,5769 and thou fearest3372 me not? cr 12 I will declare5046 thy righteousness,6666 and thy works;4639 for they shall not profit3276 thee. cr

Isaiah 57:13 When thou criest,2199 let thy companies6899 deliver5337 thee; but the wind7307 shall carry them all away;5375 vanity1892 shall take3947 them: but he that putteth his trust2620 in me shall possess5157 the land,776 and shall inherit3423 my holy6944 mountain;2022 cr 14 And shall say,559 Cast ye up,5549 cast ye up,5549 prepare6437 the way,1870 take up7311 the stumblingblock4383 out of the way1870 of my people.5971 cr 15 For thus saith559 the high7311 and lofty One5375 that inhabiteth7931 eternity,5703 whose name8034 is Holy;6918 I dwell7931 in the high4791 and holy6918 place, with him also that is of a contrite1793 and humble8217 spirit,7307 to revive2421 the spirit7307 of the humble,8217 and to revive2421 the heart3820 of the contrite ones.1792 cr 16 For I will not contend7378 for ever,5769 neither will I be always5331 wroth:7107 for the spirit7307 should fail5848 before6440 me, and the souls5397 which I have made.6213 cr 17 For the iniquity5771 of his covetousness1215 was I wroth,7107 and smote5221 him: I hid5641 me, and was wroth,7107 and he went on3212 frowardly7726{Heb. turning away} in the way1870 of his heart.3820 cr 18 I have seen7200 his ways,1870 and will heal7495 him: I will lead5148 him also, and restore7999 comforts5150 unto him and to his mourners.57 cr 19 I create1254 the fruit5108 of the lips;8193 Peace,7965 peace7965 to him that is far off,7350 and to him that is near,7138 saith559 the LORD;3068 and I will heal7495 him. cr 20 But the wicked7563 are like the troubled1644 sea,3220 when it cannot3201 rest,8252 whose waters4325 cast up1644 mire7516 and dirt.2916 cr 21 There is no peace,7965 saith559 my God,430 to the wicked.7563 cr