16 For I will not contend forever: neither will I be always wroth, [a]for the spirit should fail before me: and I have made the breath.

17 For his [b]wicked covetousness I am angry with him, and have smitten him: I hid me, and was angry, yet he went away, and turned after the way of his own heart.

18 I have seen his ways, and will [c]heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comfort unto him, and to those that lament him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:16 I will not use my power against frail man, whose life is but a blast.
  2. Isaiah 57:17 That is, for the vices and faults of the people, which is meant here by covetousness.
  3. Isaiah 57:18 Though they were obstinate, yet I did not withdraw my mercy from them.

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