Isaiah 57:13
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;
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:13And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, No: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Psalms 1:4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalms 37:9For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 37:22For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the earth; and they that are cursed by him shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it .
Psalms 84:12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:4-13
A Charge against the People. ( b. c. 706.) 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou… Read the whole commentary →