rsv Isaiah:57:14-21
rsv@Isaiah:57:14 @ And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way."
rsv@Isaiah:57:15 @ For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
rsv@Isaiah:57:16 @ For I will not contend for ever, nor will I always be angry; for from me proceeds the spirit, and I have made the breath of life.
rsv@Isaiah:57:17 @ Because of the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, I smote him, I hid my face and was angry; but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
rsv@Isaiah:57:18 @ I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and requite him with comfort, creating for his mourners the fruit of the lips.
rsv@Isaiah:57:19 @ Peace, peace, to the far and to the near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.
rsv@Isaiah:57:20 @ But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
rsv@Isaiah:57:21 @ There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked."