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Isaiah 57

Evil Leaders Rebuked

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The righteous man perishes, and no man  atakes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from  bevil,

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He enters into peace; They rest in their  1beds, Each one who  awalked in his upright way.

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"But come here, you sons of a  asorceress,  bOffspring of an adulterer and  1a  cprostitute.

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"Against whom do you jest? Against whom do you open wide your mouth And stick out your tongue? Are you not children of  arebellion, Offspring of deceit,

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Who inflame yourselves among the  1 aoaks,  bUnder every luxuriant tree, Who  cslaughter the children in the  2ravines, Under the clefts of the crags?

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"Among the  1 asmooth stones of the  2ravine Is your portion,  3they are your lot; Even to them you have  bpoured out a drink offering, You have made a grain offering. Shall I  4 crelent concerning these things?

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"Upon a  ahigh and lofty mountain You have  bmade your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice.

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"Behind the door and the doorpost You have set up your sign; Indeed, far removed from Me, you have  auncovered yourself, And have gone up and made your bed wide. And you have made an agreement for yourself with them, You have loved their  1bed, You have looked on their  2manhood.

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"You have journeyed to the king with oil And increased your perfumes; You have  asent your envoys a great distance And made them go down to  1Sheol.

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"You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ` aIt is hopeless.' You found  1renewed strength, Therefore you did not  2faint.

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"Of  awhom were you worried and fearful When you lied, and did  bnot remember Me  1Nor  cgive Me a thought? Was I not silent even for a long time So you do not fear Me?

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"I will  adeclare your righteousness and your  bdeeds, But they will not profit you.

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"When you cry out,  alet your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind will carry all of them up, And a breath will take them away. But he who  btakes refuge in Me will  cinherit the land And will  dpossess My holy mountain."

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And it will be said, " aBuild up, build up, prepare the way, Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people."

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For thus says the  ahigh and exalted One Who  1 blives forever, whose name is Holy, "I  cdwell on a high and holy place, And also with the  dcontrite and lowly of spirit In order to  erevive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.

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"For I will  anot contend forever,  bNor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the  cbreath of those whom I have made.

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"Because of the iniquity of his  aunjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on  bturning away, in the way of his heart.

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"I have seen his ways, but I will  aheal him; I will  blead him and  crestore comfort to him and to his mourners,

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Creating the  1 apraise of the lips.  bPeace, peace to him who is  cfar and to him who is near," Says the LORD, "and I will heal him."

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But the  awicked are like the tossing sea, For it cannot be quiet, And its waters toss up refuse and mud.

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aThere is no peace," says  bmy God, "for the wicked."



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