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If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/57.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/57.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls <i>which</i> I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/57.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls <i>which</i> I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/57.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath <i>of those whom</i> I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath of those whom I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I will not contend forever, Neither will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath <i>of those whom</i> I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/57.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath <i>of those whom</i> I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/57.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For [if I did stay angry] the spirit [of man] would grow weak before Me, And the breath <i>of those whom</i> I have created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/57.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, and I will not always be angry; for then the spirit would grow weak before me, even the breath, which I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/57.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, and I will not always be angry; for then the spirit would grow weak before Me, even the breath of man, which I have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/57.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/57.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My people, I won't stay angry and keep on accusing you. After all, I am your Creator. I don't want you to give up in complete despair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/57.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/57.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will not accuse you forever. I will not be angry with you forever. Otherwise, the spirits, the lives of those I've made, would grow faint in my presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/57.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/57.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For I won't accuse forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the human spirit would grow faint before me— even the souls that I have created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/57.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me?the breath of life I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/57.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man's spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/57.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls who I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/57.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls which I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/57.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/57.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For I do not strive for all time, nor am I angry forever, "" For the spirit is feeble before Me, "" And the souls I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/57.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/57.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For not forever will I contend, and not to everlasting will I be angry: for the spirit will faint from before me, and the lives I made.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/57.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be angry unto the end: because the spirit shall go forth from my face, end breathings I will make. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/57.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I will not contend unceasingly, and I will not be angry to the end. For I will exhale my breath, and the Spirit will go forth from my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/57.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For I will not accuse forever, nor always be angry; For without me their spirit fails, the life breath that I have given. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/57.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will not continually accuse, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirits would grow faint before me, even the souls that I have made.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/57.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit proceeds from before me, and the breath, I have made it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/57.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I do not harbor ill will to eternity and I am not angry to eternity, because The Spirit from before me goes forth and the breath I have made <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/57.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I will not contend for ever, Neither will I be always wroth; For the spirit that enwrappeth itself is from Me, And the souls which I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/57.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will not take vengeance on you for ever, neither will I be always angry with you: for my Spirit shall go forth from me, and I have created all breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/57-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12745" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">Healing for the Repentant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7378.htm" title="7378: ’ā·rîḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or ruwb; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. Grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. Hold a controversy; to defend.">accuse you forever,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor will I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: lā·ne·ṣaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">always</a> <a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: ’eq·qə·ṣō·wp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage.">be angry;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">then the spirit of man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5848.htm" title="5848: ya·‘ă·ṭō·wp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To shroud, clothe, to languish. A primitive root; to shroud, i.e. Clothe; hence to languish.">would grow weak</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lə·p̄ā·nay (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm" title="5397: ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Breath. From nasham; a puff, i.e. Wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. Or an animal.">with the breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">of those</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have made.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9</a></span><br />He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38-39</a></span><br />And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. / He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12</a></span><br />Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-33</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14-15</a></span><br />If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, / all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Psalm 85:5</a></span><br />Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></span><br />For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Psalm 103:14</a></span><br />For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a></span><br />See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Hebrews 12:9</a></span><br />Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.</p><p class="hdg">I will not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38,39</a></b></br> But he, <i>being</i> full of compassion, forgave <i>their</i> iniquity, and destroyed <i>them</i> not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Psalm 85:5</a></b></br> Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9-16</a></b></br> He will not always chide: neither will he keep <i>his anger</i> for ever… </p><p class="hdg">the souls</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></b></br> Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Numbers 16:22</a></b></br> And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14,15</a></b></br> If he set his heart upon man, <i>if</i> he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Always</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Life</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-5.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Always</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-20.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Life</a> <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 57</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">The blessed death of the righteous</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">God reproves the People for their idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">He gives promises of mercy to the penitent</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, God is addressing the Israelites, who have repeatedly turned away from Him. Despite their rebellion, God promises not to hold His accusations against them indefinitely. This aligns with His character as described in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, where He is "compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness." The temporary nature of God's accusation is a reminder of His covenantal faithfulness and His desire for restoration rather than perpetual judgment.<p><b>nor will I always be angry</b><br>God's anger is a response to sin and rebellion, yet it is not His permanent disposition. This phrase reassures the faithful that His wrath is not eternal. In the broader biblical narrative, God's anger is often depicted as a tool for correction rather than destruction, as seen in the story of Jonah and Nineveh (<a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a>). The temporary nature of His anger underscores His ultimate goal of reconciliation and peace, as seen in the New Testament through the work of Jesus Christ, who embodies God's love and forgiveness.<p><b>for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me</b><br>Here, the "spirit of man" refers to human frailty and the inability to withstand prolonged divine displeasure. This phrase acknowledges human limitations and the need for divine compassion. It echoes <a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Psalm 103:14</a>, which states that God knows our frame and remembers that we are dust. The recognition of human weakness is a call to humility and dependence on God's grace, emphasizing that without His mercy, humanity would falter under the weight of divine judgment.<p><b>the breath of life I have made</b><br>This phrase highlights God's role as the Creator, who has given life to humanity. The "breath of life" is reminiscent of <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God breathes life into Adam, signifying the intimate and sustaining relationship between God and His creation. It underscores the value and sanctity of human life, as well as God's ongoing involvement in sustaining it. This creative act is a type of Christ, who is described in <a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3-4</a> as the source of life, further illustrating the continuity of God's life-giving power from creation to redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, expressing His nature of mercy and compassion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man</a></b><br>Refers to humanity, the creation of God, who is subject to His judgment and mercy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's message to the people of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing God's chosen people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The overarching themes of this passage, highlighting God's balance between justice and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_patience.htm">God's Mercy and Patience</a></b><br>God’s anger is not eternal; His mercy prevails, offering hope and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_frailty_and_divine_compassion.htm">Human Frailty and Divine Compassion</a></b><br>Recognize our weakness and dependence on God’s sustaining grace and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_balance_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Balance of Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>Understand that God’s justice is tempered by His compassion, providing a model for our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Embrace the opportunity for repentance, knowing that God’s anger is temporary and His desire is for our restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_breath_of_life.htm">The Breath of Life</a></b><br>Acknowledge the life-giving breath of God, which sustains us and calls us to live in accordance with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_57.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 57</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_john_3_9_say_christians_never_sin.htm">What does 'God will not strive with man forever' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_control.htm">What are the symbols of the Holy Spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ruach'_mean.htm">What does 'ruach' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_won't_strive_forever'_mean.htm">What does "God will not strive with man forever" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/57.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">I will not contend for ever . . .</span>--The words come as a message of comfort to the penitent who is still bearing the chastisement of his sins. The time during which God "contends" with him as an accuser and a judge has its limits. Were it not so. the souls which he had made would be utterly consumed, and His purpose in creation would be frustrated. The words seem like an echo of <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm" title="And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.">Genesis 6:3</a>; <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm" title="And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.">Genesis 8:21</a>. (Comp. <a href="/context/psalms/103-9.htm" title="He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.">Psalm 103:9-10</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/57.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will</span> <span class="cmt_word">not contend for ever.</span> God "will not always chide, neither will he keep his anger for ever" (<a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9</a>). If he were "extreme to mark what is done amiss," none could abide it (<a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a>). He remits somewhat, therefore, from the claims of strict justice, and is content to take lower ground. Were it otherwise, man's spirit should fail before him. Man, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, would be utterly unable to justify himself, and would faint and fade away before the Divine fury. The souls which God has made would, one and all, perish. He, however, has not made them for this purpose, but that they should live (<a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31</a>); and has therefore devised for them a way of salvation (see <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5-10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/57-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">accuse you forever,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרִ֔יב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7378.htm">Strong's 7378: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor will I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">always</span><br /><span class="heb">לָנֶ֖צַח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be angry;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶקְּצ֑וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(’eq·qə·ṣō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7107.htm">Strong's 7107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack off, burst out in rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then the spirit [of man]</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֙וּחַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would grow weak</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעֲט֔וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·ṭō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5848.htm">Strong's 5848: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shroud, clothe, to languish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּפָנַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·p̄ā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the breath</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5397.htm">Strong's 5397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A puff, wind, angry, vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect, an animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have made.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִֽׂיתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:16 For I will not contend forever neither (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 57:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 57:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>