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57 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and [a]merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away [b]from the evil to come. He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh [c]in his uprightness.

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:1 Or, godly
  2. Isaiah 57:1 Or, through wickedness
  3. Isaiah 57:2 Or, straight before him

57 The righteous perish,(A)
    and no one takes it to heart;(B)
the devout are taken away,
    and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
    to be spared from evil.(C)
Those who walk uprightly(D)
    enter into peace;
    they find rest(E) as they lie in death.

“But you—come here, you children of a sorceress,(F)
    you offspring of adulterers(G) and prostitutes!(H)

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