Isaiah 57:16

16 I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.

Isaiah 57:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
ESV
16 For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made.
NLT
16 For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.
MSG
16 For I'm not going to haul people into court endlessly, I'm not going to be angry forever. Otherwise, people would lose heart. These souls I created would tire out and give up.
CSB
16 For I will not accuse [you] forever, and I will not always be angry; for then the spirit would grow weak before Me, even the breath [of man], which I have made.

Isaiah 57:16 In-Context

14 And it will be said: “Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.”
15 For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
16 I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.
17 I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.
18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Psalms 50:21; Isaiah 3:13-14
  • 2. S Psalms 85:5; Psalms 103:9; S Isaiah 54:9; Micah 7:18
  • 3. S Genesis 2:7; Zechariah 12:1
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