Isaiah 57:13
When thou criest, let thy gatherings deliver thee, And all of them carry away doth wind, Take away doth vanity, And whoso is trusting in Me inheriteth the land, And doth possess My holy mountain.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:13And Elisha saith unto the king of Israel, 'What — to me and to thee? go unto the prophets of thy father, and unto the prophets of thy mother;' and the king of Israel saith to him, 'Nay, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.'
Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked: But — as chaff that wind driveth away!
Psalms 37:9For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
Psalms 37:22For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
Psalms 37:34Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off — thou seest!
Psalms 84:12Jehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting 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 →