Isaías 57:14-21

Consolação para os Contritos

14 E se dirá:“Aterrem, aterrem, preparem o caminho!Tirem os obstáculos do caminho do meu povo”.

15 Pois assim diz o Alto e Sublime,que vive para sempre, e cujo nome é santo:“Habito num lugar alto e santo,mas habito também com o contrito e humilde de espírito,para dar novo ânimo ao espírito do humildee novo alento ao coração do contrito.

16 Não farei litígio para sempre,nem permanecerei irado,porque, senão, o espírito do homem esmoreceria diante de mim,bem como o sopro do homem que eu criei!

17 Por causa da sua cobiça perverse fiquei indignado e o feri;fiquei irado e escondi o meu rosto.Mas ele continuou extraviado, seguindo os caminhos que escolheu.

18 Eu vi os seus caminhos, mas vou curá-lo;eu o guiarei e tornarei a dar-lhe consolo,

19 criando louvor nos lábios dos pranteadores de Israel.Paz, paz, aos de longe e aos de perto”,diz o SENHOR. “Quanto a ele, eu o curarei”.

20 Mas os ímpios são como o mar agitado,incapaz de sossegare cujas águas expelem lama e lodo.

21 “Para os ímpios não há paz”, diz o meu Deus.

Isaías 57:14-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 57

This chapter contains complaints of the stupidity and idolatry of the people, described in the latter part of the preceding chapter; and some promises of grace to the people of God. The stupidity of the former is observed, Isa 57:1 they not taking notice of the death of good men, nor of impending calamities they were taken from, whose happiness is described, Isa 57:2, then these idolatrous people are summoned before the Lord, Isa 57:3 and are charged with deriding the saints with idolatry and murder, Isa 57:4-6 and their idolatry is represented under the notion of adultery, attended with very aggravating circumstances, Isa 57:7-9 and yet these people still entertained presumptuous hopes of happiness, and boasted of, and trusted in, their righteousness and good works, which would be exposed, and be of no advantage to them, Isa 57:10-12, next follow promises of grace to the saints, that such that trusted in Christ should inherit the holy mountain, Isa 57:13 that the stumblingblock of his people should be removed, Isa 57:14, that he should dwell with the humble and contrite, Isa 57:15, and not be always wroth and contend with them, for a reason given, Isa 57:16 and that though he had smote them, and hid his face from them because of their sins, yet would heal them, lead them, and comfort them, and speak peace unto them, Isa 57:17-19 and the chapter is concluded with the character of the wicked, and an assurance that there is no peace for them, Isa 57:20,21.