Isaiah 57:2
He enters into peace; 1 they rest in their beds, those who walk in their uprightness. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by skilled perfumers. Then they made a very great fire in his honor.
Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the earth where it came from, 2 and the spirit returns to God who gave it. 1
Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level, Righteous One; the path of the righteous you make straight. 1
Ezekiel 32:25They set a bedroll for Elam and all her multitudes in the midst of the slain; her graves surround her. 1 All of them are uncircumcised, pierced by the sword, because they had brought their terrors on the land of the living. 1 So they carry their own shame, together with the ones going down to the pit among all those who have been killed, those who are going down to the pit. Elam is among all those who were killed. 1
Luke 1:6They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
Luke 7:50Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
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 →