Isaiah 57:14

And shall say: 1 Build ye [a road], build ye [a road], prepare the Derech, 1 remove the michshol (stumblingblock, obstacle) 1 from the Derech Ami (the Way, Road of My People). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 for help, let thy + 57:13 idol kibutzim (heaps, collections) save thee; 1 but the ruach shall carry them all away; 1 hevel shall take them; 1 but he that putteth his trust in Me shall inherit eretz, 1 and shall inherit My Har Kodesh; 1

15For thus saith the High and Exalted, 1 Shokhen Ad (the One Who abideth forever, i.e., Who inhabits eternity), Kadosh Shmo: 1 I dwell in marom v'kadosh (the high and holy place), 1 with him also that is of a contrite and lowly ruach, 1 to revive the ruach of the shefalim (humble, lowly ones) 1 and to revive the lev nidka'im (contrite of heart). 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 35:8And a maslul (highway) shall be there, and a derech (road), 1 and it shall be called The Derech HaKodesh (The Holy Road); 1 the tameh (unclean, impure person [see Isa 26:7]) shall not pass along it, 1 inasmuch as it shall be for them, 1 that is, the Holech Derech (Walker of the Road, i.e., whoever is the [Redeemed] Wayfarer on the Derech HaKodesh), 1 even evilim (morally bad foolish people) shall not go astray thereon. 1

Isaiah 49:11And I will make all My harim into derech, 1 and My highways shall be exalted. 1

Jeremiah 18:15But My people hath forgotten Me, 1 they have burned ketoret to worthless idols, 1 and they have caused themselves to stumble in their drakhim 1 from the ancient paths, 1 to walk in bypaths, 1 and not on the derech built up; 1

Romans 14:13Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but decide this rather: not to put an occasion for michshol (stumbling, offense, downfall) + 14:13 Ro 9:32-33 in the way of the Ach b'Moshiach.

1 Corinthians 8:9But beware lest somehow your cherut (freedom) becomes a michshol (stumbling block) to the weak ones.

1 Corinthians 10:32Be without michshol both to Yehudim and to Yevanim and to the Kehillah of Hashem,

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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