Isaiah 57:16-18

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¹⁶For I won’t accuse forever,
    nor will I always be angry;
for then the human spirit would grow faint before me—
    even the souls that I have created.
¹⁷Because of his wicked greed I was angry,
    so I punished him;
and^[a] I hid my face, and was angry—
    but he kept turning back to his stubborn will.^[b]
¹⁸I’ve seen his ways,^[c] yet I will heal him,^[d]
    and restore for him^[e] comfort^[f] to him
        and for those who mourn for him^[g]

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Isaiah 57:17 So 1QIsa^a 4QIsa^d LXX; 1QIsa^b MT lack and
Isaiah 57:17 Lit. into the way of his heart
Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsa^a MT LXX; 4QIsa^d reads way
Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsa^a; MT reads him, and I will guide him; LXX reads him, and I will exhort him
Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsa^a; the reading is probably an error: MT LXX lack for him
Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b MT use different but related words
Isaiah 57:18 Lit. for his mourners

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Isaiah 57:16-18 International Standard Version

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Isaiah 57:16-18

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