Isaiah 57

Treated in 20 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. 4
  • 57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 4
  • 57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made. 3
  • 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. 3
  • 57:20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. 2
  • 57:21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. 2
  • 57:1 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]. 1
  • 57:5 ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? 1
  • 57:10 Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint. 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with the Indifferent or Careless cites Isaiah lvii. 21

    …his need of Jesus Christ as a Deliverer from the slavery of sin. The Holy Spirit has used Isaiah lvii. 21 to the salvation of many men who have been indifferent to the claims of the Gospel. After…

  2. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Isa. 57:1

    …of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Isa. 57:15, "Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is holy, I dwel…

  3. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VI. Gracious affections are attended with evangelical humiliation cites Isa. 57:5

    … it was of old with the false prophets, Zech. 13:4; so it was with the hypocritical Jews, Isa. 57:5, and so Christ tells us it was with the Pharisees, Matt. 6:16. But it is contrariwise wit…

  4. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    The Simple Presence of God cites Isa. lvii. 10

    …h: “Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope” (Isa. lvii. 10).

  5. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

    The Coming Revival cites Isa. lvii. 15

    …th him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”—Isa. lvii. 15. “Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. He will rev…

  6. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Humility cites Isa. lvii. 15

    …pirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.’—Isa. lvii. 15. Very wonderful is the revelation we have in Isaiah of God, the Holy One, as the Redeemer…

  7. Humility · Andrew Murray

    Humility and Exaltation cites Isaiah 57:15

    …owly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite." Isaiah 57:15. Let this be our portion! "O, to be emptier, lowlier, Mean, unnoticed, and unknown, And t…

  8. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    June cites Isaiah 57:15

    … Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite spirit.”-- Isaiah 57:15. THIS VERSE has reference to God's two Homes--the macrocosm of .the great universe and th…

  9. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    When the heart is disquieted by sin, speak no peace to it until God speak it cites Isa. lvii. 16–18

    …amily, and gives out of it to all his children at his pleasure. This the Lord insists on, Isa. lvii. 16–18. It is the case under consideration that is there insisted on. When God says he will heal…

  10. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites Isa. lvii. 16

    … be always wroth, for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made” (Isa. lvii. 16). The tender mother sets down her child in anger, but she will take it up again into her …

  11. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of November cites Isa. 57:16

    …I be always wrath: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made" Isa. 57:16 Our heavenly Father seeks our instruction, not our destruction. His contention with us ha…

  12. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The Spirit is the only author of this work cites Isa. lvii. 17

    …away the stony heart;” and by the Spirit of God is this work wrought when all means fail, Isa. lvii. 17, 18. (2.) We have all our mortification from the gift of Christ, and all the gifts of Chr…

  13. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Consider the dangerous symptoms of any lust cites Isa. lvii. 17

    …h already withstood particular dealings from God against it. This condition is described, Isa. lvii. 17, “For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wrot…

  14. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Get a clear sense of the guilt, danger and evil of the sin cites Isa. lvii. 17

    … broken, his soul disquieted, his wounds grievous, on this account! Take other instances: Isa. lvii. 17, “For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth, and hid myself.” What peace, I pray, …

  15. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The usefulness of mortification to the vigour of our spiritual lives cites Isa. lvii. 18

    …ise to the end of the world. God makes it his prerogative to speak peace and consolation, Isa. lvii. 18, 19. “I will do that work,” says God, “I will comfort him,” verse 18. But how? By an imme…

  16. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Isa 57: 18

    …ysician a disease in his patient, to heal him. ‘I have seen his ways, and will heal him.’ Isa 57: 18. Every failing does not break the marriage-bond asunder. The disciples had great failings…

  17. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.2 Repentance cites Isa 57: 18

    …both weep for sin, and turn from it. If ever God restores comfort, it is to his mourners. Isa 57: 18. When we have wept, let us look up to Christ’s blood for pardon. Say, as that holy man, l…

  18. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Isaiah 57:18

    …icient recompense. August 30 (Jeremiah 17:14) “I have seen his ways, and will heal him.” (Isaiah 57:18) It is the sole prerogative of God to remove spiritual disease. Natural disease may be in…

  19. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God cites Isaiah lvii. 20

    …s they do in them. The souls of the wicked are in Scripture compared to the troubled sea, Isaiah lvii. 20. For the present God restrains their wickedness by his mighty power, as he does the ragin…

  20. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    In the Hay - Field cites Isaiah 57:20-21

    … its waters toss up mire and dirt. ‘There is no peace,’ says my God, ‘for the wicked.’” — Isaiah 57:20-21 (ESV) The grass withers, the flower fades away, and in the same way the glory of those wh…