57 1 God taketh away the good, that he should not see the horrible plagues to come. 3 Of the wicked idolaters, 9 and their vain confidence.

The righteous perisheth, and no man considereth it in heart, and merciful men are taken away, and no man understandeth that the righteous is taken away [a]from the evil to come.

[b]Peace shall come: they shall rest in their beds, everyone that walketh before him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:1 From the plague that is at hand, and also because God will punish the wicked.
  2. Isaiah 57:2 The soul of the righteous shall be in joy, and their body shall rest in the grave unto the time of the resurrection, because they walked before the Lord.

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