Isaiah 57:1 - Prayer Tents

57THE RIGHTEOUS man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; and merciful {and} devout men are taken away, with no one considering that the uncompromisingly upright {and} godly person is taken away from the calamity {and} evil to come [even through wickedness].H6662H6H376H7760H3820H2617H582H622H995H6662H622H6440H7451 2He [in death] enters into peace; they rest in their beds, each one who walks straight {and} in his uprightness.H935H7965H5117H4904H1980H5228 3But come close, you sons of a sorceress [nursed in witchcraft and superstition], you offspring of an adulterer and a harlot.H7126H1121H6049H2233H5003H2181 4Against whom do you make sport {and} take your delight? Against whom do you open wide your mouth and put out your tongue? Are you not yourselves the children of transgression, the offspring of deceit--H6026H7337H6310H748H3956H3206H6588H2233H8267 5You who burn with lust [inflaming yourselves with idols] among the oaks, under every green tree, you who slay the children [in sacrifice] in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?H2552H410H7488H6086H7819H3206H5158H5585H5553 6Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, they [the idols] are your lot; to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have offered a cereal offering. Should I be quiet in spite of all these things [and leave them unpunished--bearing them with patience]?H2511H5158H2506H1486H8210H5262H5927H4503H5162 7Upon a lofty and high mountain you have openly {and} shamelessly set your [idolatrous and adulterous] bed; even there you went up to offer sacrifice [in spiritual unfaithfulness to your divine Husband].H1364H5375H2022H7760H4904H5927H2076H2077 8Behind the door and the doorpost you have set up your [idol] symbol [as a substitute for the Scripture text God ordered]. Deserting Me, you have uncovered and ascended and enlarged your bed; and you have made a [fresh] bargain for yourself with [the adulterers], and you loved their bed, where you saw [a beckoning hand or a passion-inflaming image].H310H1817H4201H7760H2146H1540H5927H7337H4904H3772H157H4904H3027H2372 9And you went to the king [of foreign lands with gifts] {or} to Molech [the god] with oil and increased your perfumes {and} ointments; you sent your messengers far off and debased yourself even to Sheol (Hades) [symbol of an abysmal depth of degradation].H7788H4428H8081H7235H7547H7971H6735H7350H8213H7585 10You were wearied with the length of your way [in trying to find rest and satisfaction in alliances apart from the true God], yet you did not say, There is no result {or} profit. You found quickened strength; therefore you were not faint {or} heartsick [or penitent].H3021H7230H1870H559H2976H4672H2416H3027H2470 11Of whom have you been so afraid and in dread that you lied {and} were treacherous and did not [seriously] remember Me, did not even give Me a thought? Have I not been silent, even for a long time, and so you do not fear Me?H1672H3372H3576H2142H7760H3820H2814H5769H3372 12I will expose your [pretended] righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.H5046H6666H4639H3276 13When you cry out, let your [rabble] collection of idols deliver you! But the wind shall take them all, a breath shall carry them away. But he who takes refuge in Me shall possess the land [Judea] and shall inherit My holy mountain [Zion, also the heavenly inheritance and the spiritual Zion].H2199H6899H5337H7307H5375H1892H3947H2620H5157H776H3423H6944H2022 14And the word of One shall go forth, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way! Take up the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people.H559H5549H5549H6437H1870H7311H4383H1870H5971 15For thus says the high and lofty One--He Who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, but with him also who is of a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the thoroughly penitent [bruised with sorrow for sin].H559H7311H5375H7931H5703H8034H6918H7931H4791H6918H1793H8217H7307H2421H7307H8217H2421H3820H1792 16For I will not contend forever, neither will I be angry always, for [if I did stay angry] the spirit [of man] would faint {and} be consumed before Me, and [My purpose in] creating the souls of men would be frustrated.H7378H5769H5331H7107H7307H5848H6440H5397H6213 17Because of the iniquity of his [Judah's] covetousness {and} unjust gain I was angry and smote him. I hid my face and was angry, and he went on turning away {and} backsliding in the way of his [own willful] heart.H5771H1215H7107H5221H5641H7107H3212H7726H1870H3820 18I have seen his [willful] ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him also and will recompense him and restore comfort to him and to those who mourn for him.H7200H1870H7495H5148H7999H5150H57 19Peace, peace, to him who is far off [both Jew and Gentile] and to him who is near! says the Lord; I create the fruit of his lips, and I will heal him [make his lips blossom anew with speech in thankful praise].H1254H5108H8193H7965H7965H7350H7138H559H3068H7495 20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.H7563H1644H3220H3201H8252H4325H1644H7516H2916 21There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.H7965H559H430H7563