nkjv - Isaiah:56:9-57:13

nkjv@Isaiah:56:9 @ All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest.

nkjv@Isaiah:56:10 @ His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

nkjv@Isaiah:56:11 @ Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds Who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, Every one for his own gain, From his own territory.

nkjv@Isaiah:56:12 @ "Come," one says, "I will bring wine, And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink; Tomorrow will be as today, And much more abundant."

nkjv@Isaiah:57:1 @ The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:2 @ He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:3 @ "But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!

nkjv@Isaiah:57:4 @ Whom do you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth And stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, Offspring of falsehood,

nkjv@Isaiah:57:5 @ Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, Slaying the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?

nkjv@Isaiah:57:6 @ Among the smooth stones of the stream Is your portion; They, they, are your lot! Even to them you have poured a drink offering, You have offered a grain offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

nkjv@Isaiah:57:7 @ "On a lofty and high mountain You have set your bed; Even there you went up To offer sacrifice.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:8 @ Also behind the doors and their posts You have set up your remembrance; For you have uncovered yourself to those other than Me, And have gone up to them; You have enlarged your bed And made a covenant with them; You have loved their bed, Where you saw their nudity.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:9 @ You went to the king with ointment, And increased your perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, And even descended to Sheol.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:10 @ You are wearied in the length of your way; Yet you did not say, "There is no hope.' You have found the life of your hand; Therefore you were not grieved.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:11 @ "And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, That you have lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old That you do not fear Me?

nkjv@Isaiah:57:12 @ I will declare your righteousness And your works, For they will not profit you.

nkjv@Isaiah:57:13 @ When you cry out, Let your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind will carry them all away, A breath will take them. But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, And shall inherit My holy mountain."