{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/isaiah/57","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T23:35:30.969Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":57,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":56,"nextChapter":58,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":21},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"THE just perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of mercy are taken away, because there is none that understandeth; for the just man is taken away from before the face of evil. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let peace come, let him rest in his bed that hath walked in his uprightness. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Upon whom have you jested? upon whom have you opened your mouth wide, and put out your tongue? are not you wicked children, a false seed, "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Who seek your comfort in idols under every green tree, sacrificing children in the torrents, under the high rocks? "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"In the parts of the torrent is thy portion, this is thy lot: and thou hast poured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice. Shall I not be angry at these things? "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And behind the door, and behind the post thou best set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself near me, and hast received an adulterer: thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made a covenant with them: thou hast loved their bed with open hand. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy ways: yet thou saidst not: I will rest: thou hast found life of thy hand, therefore thou hast not asked. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For whom hast thou been solicitous and afraid, that thou hast lied, and hast not been mindful of me, nor thought on me in thy heart? for I am silent, and as one that seeth not, and thou hast forgotten me. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"I will declare thy justice, and thy works shall not profit thee. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"When thou shalt cry, let thy companies deliver thee, but the wind shall carry them all off, a breeze shall take them away, but he that putteth his trust in me, shall inherit the land, and shall possess my holy mount. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And I will say: Make a way: give free passage, turn out of the path, take away the stumblingblocks out of the way of my people. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be angry unto the end: because the spirit shall go forth from my face, end breathings I will make. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and I struck him: I hid my face from thee, and was angry: and he went away wandering in his own heart. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"I saw his ways, and I healed him, and brought him back, and restored comforts to him, and to them that mourn for him. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"I created the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the Lord, and I healed him. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"But the wicked are like the raging sea, which cannot rest, and the waves thereof cast up dirt and mire. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord God. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 57 (DRB)","markdown":"[Isaiah 57](https://primebible.com/drb/isaiah/57)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/isaiah/57 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}