Isaiah 57:14-21
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh Revives the Spirit of the Lowly
14 And it will be said,
“(A)Build up, build up, prepare the way,
[a]Remove every stumbling block out of the way of My people.”
15 For thus says the One (B)high and lifted up
Who (C)dwells forever, whose name is Holy,
“I (D)dwell on a high and holy place,
And also with the (E)crushed and lowly of spirit
In order to (F)revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the crushed.
16 For I will (G)not contend forever,
(H)Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the (I)breath of those whom I have made.
17 Because of the iniquity of his (J)greedy gain I was angry and struck him;
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on (K)turning away, in the way of his heart.
18 I have seen his ways, but I will (L)heal him;
I will (M)lead him and (N)pay him and his mourners in full with comfort,
19 Creating the [b](O)praise of the lips.
(P)Peace, peace to him who is (Q)far and to him who is near,”
Says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.”
20 But the (R)wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
21 “(S)There is no peace,” says (T)my God, “for the wicked.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 57:14 Lit Make high, cf. 57:15; 6:1
- Isaiah 57:19 Lit fruit of the lips
Isaiah 57:14-21
International Standard Version
14 And one has said:[a]
‘Build up! Build up the road![b]
Prepare the highway!
Remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’
15 “For this is what the high and lofty One says,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“He lives[c] in the height and in holiness,[d]
and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
16 For I won’t accuse forever,
nor will I always be angry;
for then the human spirit would grow faint before me—
even the souls that I have created.
17 Because of his wicked greed I was angry,
so I punished him;
and[e] I hid my face, and was angry—
but he kept turning back to his stubborn will.[f]
18 I’ve seen his ways,[g] yet I will heal him,[h]
and restore for him[i] comfort[j] to him
and for those who mourn for him[k]
19 when[l] I create the fruit of the lips:
Peace[m] to the one who is far away or near,” says the Lord,
“and I’ll heal him.
20 But the wicked are tossed like the sea;[n]
for it is not able to[o] keep still,
and its waters toss up mire and mud.
21 “Yet[p] there is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 57:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads one will say; or I will say; LXX reads they will say
- Isaiah 57:14 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks the road
- Isaiah 57:15 So 1QIsaa 4QIsad; MT reads I live
- Isaiah 57:15 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read in the high and holy place
- Isaiah 57:17 So 1QIsaa 4QIsad LXX; 1QIsab MT lack and
- Isaiah 57:17 Lit. into the way of his heart
- Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsad reads way
- Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa; MT reads him, and I will guide him; LXX reads him, and I will exhort him
- Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa; the reading is probably an error: MT LXX lack for him
- Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use different but related words
- Isaiah 57:18 Lit. for his mourners
- Isaiah 57:19 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsad MT lack when
- Isaiah 57:19 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Peace, peace cf. LXX
- Isaiah 57:20 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsad MT read are like the tossing sea
- Isaiah 57:20 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT lack able to
- Isaiah 57:21 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack Yet
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