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| 57:1 |
The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart;devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity,
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| 57:2 |
he enters into peace;they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
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| 57:3 |
But you, draw near hither, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the harlot.
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| 57:4 |
Of whom are you making sport? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and put out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of deceit,
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| 57:5 |
you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree;who slay your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
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| 57:6 |
Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion;they, they, are your lot;to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a cereal offering. Shall I be appeased for these things?
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| 57:7 |
Upon a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed, and thither you went up to offer sacrifice.
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| 57:8 |
Behind the door and the doorpost you have set up your symbol;for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed, you have gone up to it, you have made it wide;and you have made a bargain for yourself with them, you have loved their bed, you have looked on nakedness.
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| 57:9 |
You journeyed to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes;you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol.
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| 57:10 |
You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, 'It is hopeless';you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.
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| 57:11 |
Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not give me a thought? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and so you do not fear me?
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| 57:12 |
I will tell of your righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.
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| 57:13 |
When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.
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| 57:14 |
And it shall be said, 'Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way.'
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| 57:15 |
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: 'I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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| 57:16 |
For I will not contend for ever, nor will I always be angry;for from me proceeds the spirit, and I have made the breath of life.
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| 57:17 |
Because of the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, I smote him, I hid my face and was angry;but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
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| 57:18 |
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;I will lead him and requite him with comfort, creating for his mourners the fruit of the lips.
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| 57:19 |
Peace, peace, to the far and to the near, says the LORD;and I will heal him.
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| 57:20 |
But the wicked are like the tossing sea;for it cannot rest, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
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| 57:21 |
There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.'
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