Isaiah 57:18

I have seen his ways, 1 but I will heal him. I will lead him and comfort and console those who mourn for him, 1

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In The King James Version

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

In Context

17Because of the sin of his violent gain, I was angry, and I punished him; I hid my face and was angry, 1 but he went backward in the way of his heart. 1

19and I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to those who are far off and to those who are near—says Yahweh—I will heal them. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 23:2He makes me to lie down in green pastures; 1 he leads me beside tranquil water. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:4For anyone who is united to all the living, there is hope, just as a living dog is better than a dead lion. + 9:4 Some modern versions have For what is preferable? For all the living, this is sure: A living dog is better than a dead lion . 1

Isaiah 12:1On that day you will say, 1 “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh. For though you were angry with me, your wrath has turned away, and you have comforted me. 1

Isaiah 30:26The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the sunlight of seven days. 1 Yahweh will bind up the breaking of his people and heal the bruises of his wounding them. 1

Isaiah 48:8You never heard; you did not know; these things were not unfolded to your ears beforehand. 1 For I knew that you have been very deceitful, and that you have been a rebel from birth. 1

Isaiah 51:12“I, I, am he who comforts you. 1 Why are you afraid of men, who will die, the sons of mankind, who are made like grass? 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:18-21

The Divine Forbearance and Mercy. ( b. c. 706.) 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord ; and I will heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose… Read the whole commentary →

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