Isaiah 57

1The righteousH6662 perisheth and noH369 manH376 layeth it to heartH3820; and merciful menH376 are takenH622 awayH622, noneH369 considering that the righteousH6662 is takenH622 awayH622 from the evilH7451 to come. 2He entereth intoH935 peaceH7965; they restH5117 in their bedsH4904, each one that walketh in his uprightnessH5228. 3But drawH7126 nearH7126 hither, ye sonsH1121 of the sorceress, the seedH2233 of the adultererH5003 and the whore. 4AgainstH5921 whomH4310 doH4310 ye sport yourselves? againstH5921 whomH4310 makeH7337 ye a wideH7337 mouthH6310, and draw outH5921 the tongueH3956? are ye notH3808 childrenH3206 of transgressionH6588, a seedH2233 of falsehoodH8267, 5ye that inflameH2552 yourselves among the oaks, underH8478 everyH3605 greenH7488 treeH6086; that slayH7819 the childrenH3206 in the valleysH5158, underH8478 the cleftsH5585 of the rocksH5553? 6Among the smooth stones of the valleyH5158 is thy portionH2506; they, they are thy lotH1486: evenH1571 to them hast thou pouredH8210 a drink offering, thou hast offeredH5927 an oblation. Shall I be appeasedH5162 for theseH428 things? 7UponH5921 a highH1364 and loftyH1364 mountainH2022 hast thou setH7760 thy bedH4904: thither also wentest thou upH5927 to offerH5927 sacrificeH2077. 8And behindH310 the doorsH1817 and the postsH4201 hast thou setH7760 upH5927 thy memorialH2146: for thou hast discovered thyself to another thanH3588 meH7760, and art goneH5927 upH5927; thou hast enlargedH7337 thy bedH4904, and madeH3772 thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bedH4904 where thou sawest it. 9And thou wentest to the kingH4428 with ointmentH8081, and didst increaseH7235 thy perfumesH7547, and didst sendH7971 thine ambassadors farH5704 offH7350, and didst debase thyself evenH5704 unto hell. 10Thou wast weariedH3021 with the lengthH7230 of thy wayH1870; yet saidst thou notH3808, There is noH3808 hope: thou didst findH4672 a quickening of thy strengthH3027; therefore thou wast notH3808 faint. 11And of whomH4310 hast thou been afraidH3372 and in fearH3372, that thou liest, and hast notH3808 rememberedH2142 meH5921, norH3808 laidH7760 it to thy heartH3820? have notH3808 I held my peace evenH3588 of longH5769 time, and fearest meH5921 notH3808? 12I will declareH5046 thy righteousnessH6666; and as for thy worksH4639, they shall notH3808 profitH3276 thee. 13When thou criest, let them whichH7307 thou hast gathered deliverH5337 thee; but the windH7307 shall takeH3947 them, a breathH7307 shall carryH5375 them allH3605 awayH5375: but he that putteth his trust in meH3947 shall possessH3423 the landH776, and shall inheritH5157 my holyH6944 mountainH2022. 14And he shall sayH559, Cast ye upH7311, cast ye upH7311, prepareH6437 the wayH1870, takeH7311 upH7311 the stumblingblock out of the wayH1870 of my peopleH5971. 15For thusH3541 saith the highH4791 and loftyH7311 One that inhabiteth eternity, whoseH8034 nameH8034 is HolyH6918: I dwellH7931 in the highH4791 and holyH6918 place, with him also that is of a contriteH1792 and humbleH8217 spiritH7307, to reviveH2421 the spiritH7307 of the humbleH8217, and to reviveH2421 the heartH3820 of the contriteH1792 onesH6918. 16For I will notH3808 contendH7378 for everH5769, neitherH3808 will I be alwaysH5769 wroth: for the spiritH7307 should failH3808 beforeH6440 meH6440, and the souls whichH7307 I have madeH6213. 17For the iniquityH5771 of his covetousness was I wroth and smoteH5221 him, I hidH5641 my face and was wroth: and he went on frowardly in the wayH1870 of his heartH3820. 18I have seenH7200 his waysH1870, and will healH7495 him: I will leadH5148 him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mournersH57. 19I createH1254 the fruit of the lipsH8193: PeaceH7965, peaceH7965, to him that is farH7350 offH7350 and to him that is nearH7138, saith the LORDH3068; and I will healH7495 him. 20But the wickedH7563 are like the troubled seaH3220; for it cannotH3808 restH8252, and itsH3588 watersH4325 cast upH1644 mireH2916 and dirt. 21There is noH369 peaceH7965, saith my GodH430, to the wickedH7563.