57:1 The godly perish,
but no one cares.
Honest people disappear,
when no one minds
that the godly disappear because of evil.
they rest on their beds.
you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!
At whom are you opening your mouth
and sticking out your tongue?
You are the children of rebels,
the offspring of liars,
who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.
they, they are the object of your devotion.
You pour out liquid offerings to them,
you make an offering.
Because of these things I will seek vengeance.
you go up there to offer sacrifices.
Indeed, you depart from me and go up
and invite them into bed with you.
You purchase favors from them,
you love their bed,
and gaze longingly on their genitals.
along with many perfumes.
You send your messengers to a distant place;
you go all the way to Sheol.
but you do not say, 'I give up.'
You get renewed energy,
so you don't collapse.
Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully
and not remember me
or think about me?
Because I have been silent for so long,
you are not afraid of me.
but they will not help you.
The wind blows them all away,
a breeze carries them away.
But the one who looks to me for help will inherit the land
and will have access to my holy mountain."
"Build it! Build it! Clear a way!
Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!"
the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:
"I dwell in an exalted and holy place,
but also with the discouraged and humiliated,
in order to cheer up the humiliated
and to encourage the discouraged.
or perpetually angry,
for then man's spirit would grow faint before me,
the life-giving breath I created.
I attacked them and angrily rejected them,
yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.
but I will heal them and give them rest,
and I will once again console those who mourn.
Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,"
says the
that is unable to be quiet;
its waves toss up mud and sand.
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