Isaiah 57:13-15

New International Reader's Version

¹³Go ahead and cry out for help to all the statues of your gods.
    See if they can save you!
The wind will carry them off.
    Just a puff of air will blow them away.
But anyone who comes to me for safety
    will receive the land.
    They will possess my holy mountain of Zion.”

The Lord Comforts People Who Are Sorry for Their Sins

¹⁴A messenger says,

“Build up the road! Build it up! Get it ready!
    Remove anything that would keep my people from coming back.”
¹⁵The God who is highly honored lives forever.
    His name is holy. He says,
“I live in a high and holy place.
    But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins.
    I live with anyone who is not proud.
I give new life to them.
    I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins.