New International Version
Isaiah 57:2
2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.
Isaiah 57:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.
Context of Isaiah 57:2
1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. 3“But you—come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! 4Who are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars?
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יָב֣וֹא שָׁל֔וֹם יָנ֖וּחוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם הֹלֵ֖ךְ נְכֹחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 57:2
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Matthew 25:21“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
- Luke 16:22“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;
- Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
- Luke 7:50Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.
- Ezekiel 32:25A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
Commentaries on Isaiah 57:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He shalt enter into peace "He shall go in peace" - שלום יבוא yabo shalom ; the expression is elliptical, such as the prophet frequently uses. The same sense is expressed at large and in full terms, Genesis 15:15; : בשלום אבותיך אל תבא ואתה veattah libbo al abotheycha beshalom, "and thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace." They shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness "He shall rest in his bed; even the perfect man" - This obscure…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2He shall enter into peace - Lowth, He shall go in peace.‘ So the margin. Vulgate, Peace shall come.‘ Septuagint, His sepulture ( ̔ ̀ ̓͂ hē taphē autou ) shall be in peace.‘ The idea is, that by his death the righteous man shall enter into rest. He shall get away from conflict, strife, agitation, and distress. This may either refer to the peaceful rest of the grave, or to that which awaits the just in a better world. The direct meaning here intended is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The wicked would not be able to rest in peace (57:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Or, "he entereth into peace"; in contrast to the persecutions which he suffered in this world (Job 3:13, 17). The Margin not so well translates, "he shall go in peace" (Psa 37:37; Lu 2:29). rest--the calm rest of their bodies in their graves (called "beds," 2Ch 16:14; compare Is 14:18; because they "sleep" in them, with the certainty of awakening at the resurrection, 1Th 4:14) is the emblem of the eternal "rest" (He 4:9; Re 14:13). each one walking in…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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