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Isaiah 57:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 57:1

Verse 1 of 21

Scripture focus

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

Isaiah 57:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 57:1

Theological / Devotional

The righteous perisheth. This chapter continues, without interruption, the line of thought begun in ch. 56:9. Some have pointed out that this section aptly describes conditions during the opening part of the reign of Manasseh (see Vol. II, p. 88). Whether this message was given at that time, to encourage those who suffered, or at some other, is not known.

Merciful men. That is, “men of chesed” (see on Job 10:12; Ps. 36:7).

Taken away. Isaiah takes comfort in the thought that in times such as those described in this chapter the death of the righteous delivers them from greater evils that would befall them were they to live on.

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