Isaiah 第57章
Israel’s Futile Idolatry
1The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
57:1 Ps. 12:1devout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
they rest 57:2 2 Chr. 16:14; Ezek. 32:25in their beds
who walk in their uprightness.
3But you, draw near,
sons of the sorceress,
4Whom are you mocking?
Against whom 57:4 [Ps. 35:21] do you open your mouth wide
and stick out your tongue?
57:4 [ch. 1:4]the offspring of deceit,
under every green tree,
57:5 Ezek. 16:20, 21who slaughter your children in the valleys,
under the clefts of the rocks?
6Among the smooth stones of 57:6 [2 Kgs. 23:10]the valley is your portion;
they, they, are your lot;
to them you have poured out a drink offering,
you have brought a grain offering.
Shall I relent for these things?
757:7 1 Kgs. 14:23; Ezek. 16:16, 24On a high and lofty mountain
you have set your bed,
and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
8Behind the door and the doorpost
you have set up your memorial;
for, deserting me, 57:8 Ezek. 16:25; [Hos. 1:2] you have uncovered your bed,
you have gone up to it,
57:8 [Ezek. 23:17]you have made it wide;
and you have made a covenant for yourself with them,
you have loved their bed,
you have looked on nakedness.57:8 Or on a monument (see 56:5); Hebrew on a hand
9You journeyed to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
57:9 Ezek. 16:26, 28, 29you sent your envoys far off,
and sent down even to Sheol.
10You were wearied with the length of your way,
you found new life for your strength,
and so you were not faint.57:10 Hebrew and so you were not sick
and did not remember me,
did not lay it to heart?
57:11 Ps. 50:21Have I not held my peace, even for a long time,
and you do not fear me?
12I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
but they will not profit you.
1357:13 Jer. 11:12When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you!
The wind will carry them all off,
a breath will take them away.
57:13 Ps. 37:9But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land
Comfort for the Contrite
14And it shall be said,
remove every obstruction from my people’s way.”
who inhabits eternity, whose name is 57:15 Luke 1:49Holy:
57:15 Ps. 113:6“I dwell in the high and holy place,
57:15 [ch. 42:3]to revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
nor will I always be angry;
for the spirit would grow faint before me,
and the breath of life that I made.
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
I will lead him 57:18 ch. 61:3and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
57:19 [See ver. 18above]“and I will heal him.
for it cannot be quiet,
and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
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