Isaiah 57:14

And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, clear out the way, lift up every stumbling block out of the way of my people.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

In Context

13When thou criest, let thy masses of idols deliver thee; but all of them will the wind carry away, a breath will take them off; but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.

15For thus hath said the high and lofty One, who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, In the high and holy place do I dwell, yet also with the contrite and humble of spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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Cross References

Isaiah 35:8And there shall be a highway and a way, and The holy way, shall it be called; no unclean one shall pass over it; but it shall be [only] theirs; the wayfaring man, and those unacquainted [therewith], shall not go astray.

Isaiah 49:11And I will change all my mountains into a road, and my highways shall be lifted up.

Jeremiah 18:15That my people have forgotten me, that they have burnt incense to false gods, and are made to stumble on their ways, the ancient beaten tracks, to walk in paths, on a road which is not leveled?

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:14-17

Vanity of Idols; Divine Greatness and Condescension. ( b. c. 706.) 13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; 14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place,… Read the whole commentary →

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