Isaiah 57:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy.
    He is high and ·lifted up [exalted].
He says, “I live in a high and holy place,
    but I also live with people who are ·sad [contrite] and ·humble [lowly in spirit].
I ·give new life to [revive the spirit of] those who are ·humble [lowly]
    and to those whose hearts are ·broken [contrite; repentant].
¹⁶ I will not ·accuse [or contend/fight against them] forever,
    nor will I always be angry,
because then ·human life [the spirit] would grow weak.
    ·Human beings [^LThe breath], whom I created, would die.
¹⁷ I was angry because ·they were dishonest in order to make money [of their sinful greed].
    I punished them and ·turned away from them [^Lhid my face] in anger,
    but they ·continued to do evil [^Lturned away in the way of their heart].