Isaiah 57:18

Isaiah 57:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
• New International Version (NIV)I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, And restore comforts to him And to his mourners.

Context of Isaiah 57:18

16For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made. 17I was angry, so I punished these greedy people. I withdrew from them, but they kept going on their own stubborn way. I have seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them. I will comfort those who mourn, 19bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the Lord, who heals them. 20“But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt.

Isaiah 57:18 word by word

דְּרָכָ֥יו רָאִ֖יתִי וְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּ וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧ם נִֽחֻמִ֛ים ל֖וֹ וְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and will healרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
• him: I will leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• him also, and restoreשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• comfortsנִחוּםnichûm nichûm · comfortH5150
• unto him and to his mournersאָבֵל'âbêl · mourningH57

Cross-references for Isaiah 57:18

• Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
• Isaiah 43:24You have not brought me fragrant calamus or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your faults.
• Isaiah 48:8“Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, things you never heard of before. For I know so well what traitors you are. You have been rebels from birth.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have heard Israel saying, ‘You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God.
• Ezekiel 16:60Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
• Ezekiel 36:22“Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations.
• Luke 15:20“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
• Romans 5:20God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
• Jeremiah 3:22“My wayward children,” says the Lord, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” “Yes, we’re coming,” the people reply, “for you are the Lord our God.
• Jeremiah 31:3Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
• Jeremiah 33:6“Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem’s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace.
• Hosea 14:4The Lord says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.
• Isaiah 49:10They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.
• Psalms 23:2He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.
• Revelation 7:17For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
• Isaiah 57:15The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

Commentaries on Isaiah 57:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I have seen his ways - Probably these verses refer to the restoration of the Jews from captivity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18I have seen his ways - That is, either his ways of sin, or of repentance most probably it means the former; and the idea is, that God had seen how prone his people were to sin, and that he would now interpose and correct their proneness to sin against him, and remove from them the judgments which had been brought upon them in consequence of their crimes. And will heal him - That is, I will pardon and restore him. Sin, in the Scriptures, is often…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of life, nor change of time. His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts he has thus humbled, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18but I will heal him: Salvation is by God’s grace (see Isaiah 19:22; 30:26; 53:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Rather, "I have seen his ways (in sin), yet will I heal him," that is, restore Israel spiritually and temporally (Jr 33:6; 3:22; Ho 14:4, 5) [Horsley]. I will ... restore comforts unto him and to his mourners--However, the phrase, "his mourners," favors English Version; "his ways" will thus be his ways of repentance; and God's pardon on "seeing" them answers to the like promise (Is 61:2, 3; Jr 31:18, 20).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