20 “Surely, therefore, I will [a]gather you to your fathers, and you (A)shall [b]be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 22:20 Cause you to join your ancestors in death
  2. 2 Kings 22:20 Die a natural death

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

57 The righteous perishes,
And no man takes it to heart;
(A)Merciful men are taken away,
(B)While no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from [a]evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:1 Lit. the face of evil

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