Presents pamphlet #6457
The Book of
Isaiah
Chapter 57
Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man
layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that
the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in
their beds, each one walking in his uprightnes
3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress,
the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against
whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children
of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green
tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy
portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink
offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in
these?
7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set
thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou
set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than
me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant
with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and
didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and
didst debase thyself even unto hell.
10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way;
yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine
hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared,
that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart?
have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works;
for they shall not profit thee.
13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver
thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but
he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit
my holy mountain;
14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare
the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth
eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with
him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit
of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will
I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls
which I have made.
17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth,
and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the
way of his heart.
18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will
lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace
to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I
will heal him.
20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when
it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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