Isaiah 57:2
יָבוֹא שָׁלוֹם יָנוּחוּ עַל ־ מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם הֹלֵךְ נְכֹחֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
In Context
3וְאַתֶּם קִרְבוּ ־ הֵנָּה בְּנֵי עֹנְנָה זֶרַע מְנָאֵף וַתִּזְנֶֽה ׃
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:14וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְקִבְרֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר כָּֽרָה ־ לוֹ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻהוּ בַּמִּשְׁכָּב אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא בְּשָׂמִים וּזְנִים מְרֻקָּחִים בְּמִרְקַחַת מַעֲשֶׂה וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ ־ לוֹ שְׂרֵפָה גְּדוֹלָה עַד ־ לִמְאֹֽד ׃ פ
Ecclesiastes 12:7וְיָשֹׁב הֶעָפָר עַל ־ הָאָרֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָה וְהָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶל ־ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָֽהּ ׃
Isaiah 26:7אֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק מֵֽישָׁרִים יָשָׁר מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּֽס ׃
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:2-3
Death of the Righteous. ( b. c. 706.) 1 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. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. The prophet, in the close of the foregoing chapter, had condemned the watchmen for their ignorance and sottishness; here he shows the general stupidity and senselessness of the people likewise. No wonder they were… Read the whole commentary →