Isaiah 57:15-21

English Standard Version

¹⁵ For thus says ^(A)the One who is high and lifted up,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is ^(B)Holy:
^(C)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
    and also ^(D)with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
^(E)to revive the spirit of the lowly,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.
^16 (F)For I will not contend forever,
    nor will I always be angry;
for the spirit would grow faint before me,
    and the breath of life that I made.
¹⁷ Because of the iniquity of his ^(G)unjust gain I was angry,
    I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
    but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
¹⁸ I have seen his ways, ^(H)but I will heal him;
    I will lead him ^(I)and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
^{19     (J)}creating ^(K)the fruit of the lips.
^(L)Peace, peace, ^(M)to the far and to the near,” says the Lord,
    ^(N)“and I will heal him.
^20 (O)But the wicked are like the tossing sea;
    for it cannot be quiet,
    and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
^21 (P)There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”