Isaiah 57:2
and now they have peace. They continually lived righteously, and now they rest peacefully in their graves.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
In Context
3Yahweh says, “But you who practice sorcery, come here! You who worship idols [MET], listen to me!
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:14He was buried in the tomb that his workers had made for him in the part of Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’. They laid his corpse on a bed covered with spices and various perfumes that had been mixed together. They also lit a huge fire to honor him.
Ecclesiastes 12:7Then our corpses will decay and become dirt again, and our spirits will return to God, the one who gave us our spirits.
Isaiah 26:7But as for righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; it is as though you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
Ezekiel 32:25They will lie there among others who were slaughtered, surrounded by the graves of a huge crowd of other people. While they were alive, they caused people of other nations to be terrified; but they were godless, and now, having been killed by their enemies swords, they will lie with others in that deep pit, disgraced, all of them avoiding each other.
Luke 1:6God considered that both of them were righteous, because they constantly completely obeyed everything that God had commanded.
Luke 7:50But Jesus said to the woman, “Because you have trusted [PRS] in me, God has saved you from the guilt of your sins. May God give you inner peace as you go!”
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 →