Isaiah 57

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1. 1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, with no one considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
2. 2He shall enter into peace; they will rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
3. 3"But you — come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
4. 4Who are you mocking? Who are you making faces at, sticking out your tongues? You are nothing but children of sin, offspring raised on lies!
5. 5You become inflamed with idols under every green tree, and you kill your children in the valleys, beneath the cliffs of the rocks.
6. 6Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; they, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured a drink offering; you have offered a grain offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
7. 7You set up your bed on every high and towering mountain, climbing up there to offer sacrifices.
8. 8Behind your doors and doorposts, you have set up your remembrance. You exposed yourself to others besides me and went up; you enlarged your bed and made a covenant with them. You loved their bed wherever you saw it.
9. 9You went to the king with ointment and increased your perfumes. You sent your messengers far away and debased yourself even to hell.
10. 10You are wearied by the greatness of your way, yet you did not say, "There is no hope." You have found new life in your hand; therefore you were not grieved.
11. 11"Who were you so afraid of that you chose to lie? You forgot all about me — never gave me a second thought. I stayed silent for a long time, and because of that you don't fear me at all.
12. 12I will declare your righteousness and your works, for they will not benefit you.
13. 13When you cry out, let those you have gathered deliver you. But the wind will carry them all away, and a breath will take them. Whoever trusts in me will possess the land and inherit my holy mountain.
14. 14And he will say, "Build it up! Build up the road! Clear the path! Remove every obstacle from the way of my people."
15. 15For this is what the high and exalted One says, the One who lives forever, whose name is Holy: I live in the high and holy place, and also with those who have a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16. 16For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry, for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls I have made.
17. 17For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him. I hid myself and was angry, and he went on stubbornly in the way of his heart.
18. 18I have watched how he lives, and yet I will heal him. I will guide him and bring comfort back to him and to those who mourn for him.
19. 19I create the words of the lips: Peace, peace to those who are far away and to those who are near," says the LORD. "I will heal them."
20. 20But the wicked are like a restless sea that never calms down — its waves constantly churning up mud and filth.
21. 21"There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."