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13 When you cry,[a] let your collection deliver you,
    and the wind will carry all of them away;
    a breath will take them away.
But[b] he who takes refuge in me shall take possession of the land,
    and he shall inherit my holy mountain.”[c]

Peace for the Contrite

14 And one shall say, “Build up, build up! Clear the way!
    Remove the obstacles[d] from the way of my people!”

15 For thus says the high and lofty one who resides forever, and whose name is holy:

“I reside in a high and holy place,
    and with the contrite[e] and humble of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:13 Literally “your crying”
  2. Isaiah 57:13 Or “And”
  3. Isaiah 57:13 Literally “mountain of holiness “
  4. Isaiah 57:14 Hebrew “obstacle”
  5. Isaiah 57:15 Literally “crushed”
  6. Isaiah 57:15 Literally “crushed”

13 When you cry out(A) for help,
    let your collection of idols save(B) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
    a mere breath will blow(C) them away.
But whoever takes refuge(D) in me
    will inherit the land(E)
    and possess my holy mountain.”(F)

Comfort for the Contrite

14 And it will be said:

“Build up, build up, prepare the road!(G)
    Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.”(H)
15 For this is what the high and exalted(I) One says—
    he who lives forever,(J) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(K) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(L) and lowly in spirit,(M)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(N)

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