Isaiah 57:13
When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall bear them off; but he that taketh refuge in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
12I will declare thy righteousness; thy works also — they shall not profit thee.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:13And Elisha said unto 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 unto him: 'Nay; for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.'
Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalms 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
Psalms 37:22For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Psalms 84:12(84-13) O LORD of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth 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 →