Isaiah Chapter 57

Blessed death of the righteous


57:1The righteous perishes, and no man takes it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, no one considering that the righteous are taken away from the evil to come.
57:2 He shall enter into peaceשָׁלוֹם
Transliteration šālôm Pronunciation shaw-lome’ shalom – completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, well being, prosperity For more info click here
: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

Idolatry criticized


57:3 But come close, ya’ll sons of the sorceress, the offspring of the adulterer and the whore.
57:4 Against whom do ya’ll delight yourselves? against whom ya’ll smile, and stick out the tongue? aren’t ya’ll children of transgression, a offspring of falsehood.
57:5 Warming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?
57:6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; they, they are your lot: even to them have you poured a drink offering, you have offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
57:7 On a lofty and high mountain have you set your bed: even there went you up to offer sacrifice.
57:8 Behind the doors also and the posts have you set up your remembrance: for you have discovered yourself to another than me, and are gone up; you have enlarged your bed, and made you a covenant with them; you loved their bed where you saw it.
57:9 And you went to the king with ointment, and did increase your perfumes, and did send your messengers far off, and did debase yourself even to Sheolשְׁאוֹל
Transliteration: šᵊ’ôl Pronunciation: sheh-ole’ underworld, grave, hell, pit For more info click here
.
57:10 You are wearied in the greatness of your way; yet said you not, There is no hope: you have found the life of your hand; So you weren’t grieved.
57:11 And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied, and haven’t remembered me, or laid it to your heart? haven’t I held my peaceמַחְשֶׁה
Pronunciation:maḥšê shalom – have held my completeness, have held my soundness, have held my welfare, have held my peace, have held my well being, have held my prosperity For more info click here
even of old, and you don’t fear me?
57:12 I will declare your righteousnessצִדְקָתֵךְ
Pronunciation: ṣiḏqāṯēḵ For more info click here
, and your deeds; because they will not profit you.
57:13 When you cry, let your companies deliver you; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my My Holy mountainהַר־קָדְשִׁי
Pronunciation:har-qāḏšî har=hill, mountain, hill country, mount qāḏšî -a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
;
57:14 And shall say, Cast ya’ll up, cast ya’ll up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people.
57:15 Because so says the high and lofty One that inhabited eternity, whose Name [is] Holy וְקָדוֹשׁ
Pronunciation:vᵊqāḏôš sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here
; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spiritרוּחַ
Transliteration: rûaḥ Pronunciation: roo’-akh feminine noun Meaning: wind, breath, mind, spirit For more info click here
, to revive the spiritרוּחַ
Transliteration: rûaḥ Pronunciation: roo’-akh feminine noun Meaning: wind, breath, mind, spirit For more info click here
of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
57:16 For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry: for the spiritרוּחַ
Transliteration: rûaḥ Pronunciation: roo’-akh feminine noun Meaning: wind, breath, mind, spirit For more info click here
should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him: I hid me, and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
57:19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peaceשָׁלוֹם
Transliteration šālôm Pronunciation shaw-lome’ shalom – completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, well being, prosperity For more info click here
, peaceשָׁלוֹם
Transliteration šālôm Pronunciation shaw-lome’ shalom – completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, well being, prosperity For more info click here
to him that is far off, and to him that is near, says YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
; and I will heal him.
57:20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it can’t rest, whose waters toss up mud and dirt.
57:21 There is no peaceשָׁלוֹם
Transliteration šālôm Pronunciation shaw-lome’ shalom – completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, well being, prosperity For more info click here
, says Elohimאלֹהֵי
Pronounced:’ĕlōhê In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here
, to the wicked.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Categories
    • Destruction of a potter's vessel the type of Judah's destruction
    • God's power typed by the potter Judgements on Judah A prayer
    • Sin and the captivity of Judah Trust in God is blessed God's salvation Renewal of the covenant
    • Ruin of the Jews foreshadowed by types Their return Double payment for idolatry
    • Complete rejection of Judah and resulting judgements Jeremiah receives a promise and a threat A complaint and a prayer
    • Jeremiah's prayer during famine Complaint against lying prophets
    • The Ruined Waistband Figure of the bottles of wine Exhortation to repentance
    • Jeremiah complaint of the prosperity of the wicked God lament the desolation of his inheritance Promises to the repentant
    • The prophet proclaims God's covenant Disobedient Jews reprimanded A prophecy of evil
    • Unequal comparison of God and idols Jeremiah warns the people Lament for the tabernacle Jeremiah's prayer
    • Jeremiah laments the sins of the people Disobedience brings calamities A Warning The Jews and the nations threatened
    • Calamities of Judah Judgements on impenitence A desperate state
    • Jeremiah calls Judah to repentance God's judgements threatened Sacrifices are rejected Exhortation to mourn
    • Judah's enemies encourage themselves The prophet's lament The people are called to mourn
    • Judgement of God on the Jews for their sins Contempt of God Wickedness of the people and their leaders
    • God's call to Israel Judah exhorted to repentance Lamentation for Judah
    • Rebellious Judah and Israel Promises to the repentant Israel's Confession
    • Complaint with Israel Israel causes its own calamities Judah's sins
    • The Time and calling of Jeremiah Jeremiah's vision signifying speedy judgments God's promise of assistance
    • From the book Celebration The Book Of Jewish Festivals Buy the book here Purim’s festivity connects intimately with the month of Adarאֲדָר Ădār; from Akkadian adaru is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the […]
  • Discover more from

    Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

    Continue reading