Jesaja 57:1-6

1 Aber der Gerechte kommt um, und niemand ist, der es zu Herzen nehme; und heilige Leute werden aufgerafft, und niemand achtet darauf. Denn die Gerechten werden weggerafft vor dem Unglück;

2 und die richtig vor sich gewandelt haben, kommen zum Frieden und ruhen in ihren Kammern.

3 Und ihr, kommt herzu, ihr Kinder der Tagewählerin, ihr Same des Ehebrechers und der Hure!

4 An wem wollt ihr nun eure Lust haben? Über wen wollt ihr nun das Maul aufsperren und die Zunge herausrecken? Seid ihr nicht die Kinder der Übertretung und ein falscher Same,

5 die ihr in der Brunst zu den Götzen lauft unter alle grünen Bäume und schlachtet die Kinder an den Bächen, unter den Felsklippen?

6 Dein Wesen ist an den glatten Bachsteinen, die sind dein Teil; ihnen schüttest du dein Trankopfer, da du Speisopfer opferst. Sollte ich mich darüber trösten?

Jesaja 57:1-6 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.