Isaiah 57:16 Parallel Translations

I will not accuse you forever. I will not be angry with you forever. Otherwise, the spirits, the lives of those I've made, would grow faint in my presence.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.

BBE:

For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.

DBY:

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit that enwrappeth itself is from Me, and the souls which I have made.

WBS:

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

WEB:

For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls who I have made.

YLT:

For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.

Isaiah 57:16 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 6:3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

Psalm 85:5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

Psalm 103:9 He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.

Isaiah 42:5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it,

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always angry: {s} for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
(s) I will not use my power against frail man, whose life is but a blast.

WES:

57:16 For - I will not proceed to the utmost severity with sinful men.

MHC:

57:13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of life, nor change of time. His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts he has thus humbled, in order to revive and comfort them. When troubles last long, even good men are tempted to entertain hard thoughts of God. Therefore He will not contend for ever, for he will not forsake the work of his own hands, nor defeat the purchase of his Son's blood. Covetousness is a sin that particularly lays men under the Divine displeasure. See the sinfulness of sin. See also that troubles cannot reform men unless God's grace work in them. Peace shall be published, perfect peace. It is the fruit of preaching lips, and praying lips. Christ came and preached peace to Gentiles, as well as to the Jews; to after-ages, who were afar off in time, as well as to those of that age. But the wicked would not be healed by God's grace, therefore would not be healed by his comforts. Their ungoverned lusts and passions made them like the troubled sea. Also the terrors of conscience disturbed their enjoyments. God hath said it, and all the world cannot unsay it, That there is no peace to those who allow themselves in any sin. If we are recovered from such an awful state, it is only by the grace of God. And the influences of the Holy Spirit, and that new heart, from whence comes grateful praise, the fruit of our lips, are his gift. Salvation, with all its fruits, hopes, and comforts, is his work, and to him belongs all the glory. There is no peace for the wicked man; but let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, and he will abundantly pardon.

CONC:

Age Always Angry Breath Contend Created Enwrappeth Fail Faint Feeble Forever Goes Grow Itself Proceeds Punishment Souls Spirit Strive Wroth

Always Angry Breath Contend Created End Fail Faint Forever Grow Itself Life Proceeds Punishment Souls Spirit Wroth

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