Isaiah 57:13
When thou cry, let those whom thou have gathered deliver thee. But the wind shall take them; a breath shall carry them all away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12I will declare thy righteousness. And as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:13And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? Get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, No, for LORD has called these three kings together t
Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Psalms 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall inherit the land.
Psalms 37:22For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land, and those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:34Wait for LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.
Psalms 84:12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:4-13
A Charge against the People. ( b. c. 706.) 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou… Read the whole commentary →