Isaiah 57:2
They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:14And they put him into the resting-place which he had made for himself in the town of David, in a bed full of sweet perfumes of all sorts of spices, made by the perfumer's art, and they made a great burning for him.
Ecclesiastes 12:7And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
Isaiah 26:7The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.
Ezekiel 32:25They have made a bed for her among the dead, and all her people are round about her resting-place: all of them without circumcision, put to death with the sword; for they were a cause of fear in the land of the living, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld: they have been given a place among those who have been put to the sword.
Luke 1:6They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
Luke 7:50And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:2-3
Death of the Righteous. ( b. c. 706.) 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. The prophet, in the close of the foregoing chapter, had condemned the watchmen for their ignorance and sottishness; here he shows the general stupidity and senselessness of the people likewise. No wonder they were… Read the whole commentary →