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But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come. <a href="/esv/isaiah/57.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/57.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/57.htm">New King James Version</a> The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/57.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; And devout people are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous person is taken away from evil, <a href="/nasb/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1995</a> The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, <a href="/lsb/isaiah/57.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The righteous man perishes, and no man puts it upon his heart; And men of lovingkindness are gathered away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is gathered away from evil, <a href="/amp/isaiah/57.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil. <a href="/csb/isaiah/57.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; the faithful are taken away, with no one realizing that the righteous person is taken away because of evil. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/57.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The righteous one perishes, and no one takes it to heart; faithful men are swept away, with no one realizing that the righteous one is swept away from the presence of evil. <a href="/asv/isaiah/57.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/57.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God's faithful people are dragged off and killed, and no one even cares. Evil sweeps them away, <a href="/erv/isaiah/57.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/57.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Righteous people die, and no one cares. Loyal people are taken away, and no one understands. Righteous people are spared when evil comes. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/57.htm">Good News Translation</a> Good people die, and no one understands or even cares. But when they die, no calamity can hurt them. <a href="/isv/isaiah/57.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity. <a href="/msb/isaiah/57.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. <a href="/net/isaiah/57.htm">NET Bible</a> The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/57.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/57.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/57.htm">World English Bible</a> The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/57.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The righteous has perished, "" And there is none laying [it] to heart, "" And men of kindness are gathered, "" Without any considering that from the face of evil "" The righteous one is gathered. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/57.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The righteous hath perished, And there is none laying it to heart, And men of kindness are gathered, Without any considering that from the face of evil Gathered is the righteous one. <a href="/slt/isaiah/57.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The just one perished and none put upon the heart: men of kindness being taken away, for none understanding that the just one was taken away from the face of evil.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/57.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> THE just perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of mercy are taken away, because there is none that understandeth; for the just man is taken away from before the face of evil. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/57.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The just man perishes, and there is no one who acknowledges it in his heart; and men of mercy are taken away, for there is no one who understands. For the just man has been taken away before the face of malice. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/57.htm">New American Bible</a> The just have perished, but no one takes it to heart; The steadfast are swept away, while no one understands. Yet the just are taken away from the presence of evil, <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/57.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous are taken away from calamity,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/57.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> BEHOLD, the righteous man has perished, and no one lays it to heart; and pious men are taken away, none considering that the righteous man is taken away from the evil to come. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/57.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold the righteous is destroyed and there is not a man who takes it upon his heart, and holy men are assembled without understanding, because the righteous is gathered from before evil<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/57.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The righteous perisheth, And no man layeth it to heart, And godly men are taken away, None considering That the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. <a href="/sep/isaiah/57.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> See how the just man has perished, and no one lays it to heart: and righteous men are taken away, and no one considers: for the righteous has been removed out of the way of injustice. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/57-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12567" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">The Blessed Death of the Righteous</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: haṣ·ṣad·dîq (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">The righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇāḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">perish,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śām (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">takes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥe·seḏ (N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">devout</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: wə·’an·šê- (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ne·’ĕ·sā·p̄îm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">are swept away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: bə·’ên (Prep-b:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">while no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: mê·ḇîn (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">considers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: haṣ·ṣad·dîq (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">the righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ne·’ĕ·sap̄ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">are guided</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">of evil.</a> 2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1</a> For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a> The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20</a> ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a> All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam. <a href="/psalms/37-37.htm">Psalm 37:37</a> Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace. <a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a> The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:15</a> In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness. <a href="/job/14-10.htm">Job 14:10</a> But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he? <a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Psalm 116:15</a> Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Revelation 14:13</a> And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.” <a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a> Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21</a> For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. <a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">2 Timothy 4:6-8</a> For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. / I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. / From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing. <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ... <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a> Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.righteous<a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">2 Chronicles 32:33</a> And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.<a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">2 Chronicles 35:24</a> His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.no man<a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Isaiah 57:11</a> And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?<a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24</a> Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.<a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7</a> And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.merciful men.<a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1</a> To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.<a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a> The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.the righteous<a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a> And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.<a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20</a> Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.<a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">2 Chronicles 34:28</a> Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. 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In the context of ancient Israel, the righteous were those who adhered to the covenantal laws and lived lives of integrity and faithfulness. The word "perish" here, from the Hebrew "אָבַד" (avad), implies not just physical death but a sense of being lost or destroyed. This phrase highlights the tragedy and seeming injustice when those who live rightly before God face untimely death. It serves as a reminder of the transient nature of life and the mystery of God's providence, which may not always align with human understanding.and no one takes it to heart This phrase underscores the apathy or lack of awareness among the people regarding the significance of the righteous perishing. The Hebrew "לֵב" (lev), translated as "heart," often denotes the center of thought, emotion, and will in biblical literature. The failure to "take it to heart" suggests a spiritual insensitivity or blindness among the people, who do not recognize the loss of the righteous as a significant event or a call to introspection and repentance. It challenges believers to remain vigilant and sensitive to the spiritual realities around them.devout men are taken away The term "devout" is translated from the Hebrew "חָסִיד" (chasid), which refers to those who are pious, faithful, and loyal to God. These individuals are characterized by their steadfast love and commitment to God's ways. The phrase "taken away" comes from the Hebrew "אָסַף" (asaf), meaning to gather or remove. This can imply a divine action, where God, in His sovereignty, chooses to remove the devout from the world. It suggests a protective measure, where God spares His faithful ones from impending judgment or calamity.and no one understands The Hebrew word "בִּין" (bin) means to discern, perceive, or understand. This phrase points to a lack of spiritual insight or comprehension among the people. Despite the visible signs of the righteous being taken away, the community fails to grasp the deeper spiritual implications. It serves as a call to seek wisdom and understanding, to discern the times, and to recognize God's hand in the events of life.that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil This concluding phrase offers a divine perspective on the situation. The removal of the righteous is not an act of abandonment but of mercy. The Hebrew word for "spared" is "נָצַל" (natsal), which means to deliver or rescue. The "evil" referred to here can be understood as impending judgment or calamity. This perspective provides comfort and assurance that God, in His omniscience and love, sometimes removes His faithful ones from the world to protect them from greater suffering or evil. It encourages believers to trust in God's sovereign and benevolent purposes, even when they are not immediately apparent.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/57.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>LVII.(1) The righteous perisheth . . .--The words seem written as if in the anticipation or in the actual presence of Manasseh's persecution of the true prophets. Even before that persecution burst out in its full violence, the "righteous" survivors of Hezekiah's regime may well have vexed their souls even to death with the evils that were around them. The prophet finds comfort in the thought that their death was a deliverance from yet worse evils. The singular number points to the few conspicuous sufferers.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/57.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1, 2. - THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given to expect that long life should, as a general rule, accompany righteousness (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>; <a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm">1 Kings 3:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Psalm 91:16</a>; <a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1, 2</a>, etc.); and under the Mosaical dispensation we must suppose that it did so. But there were exceptions to the rule. Wicked persecutors, like Ahab, Jezebel, and Athaliah, cut off the righteous ere they had seen half their days. So probably did Manasseh (<a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3, 4</a>). And God sometimes removed the righteous from earth by a natural death before they had grown old (<a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:15</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a>). At the time of which Isaiah is here speaking there had been such removals; and of this he takes note, partly to rebuke those who lightly passed over the phenomenon, partly to justify God's ways to such as were perplexed by it. Verse 1. - The righteous perisheth. The word translated "perisheth" does not imply any violence; but the context implies a premature death. The righteous disappear - are taken from the earth before their natural time. Yet no man layeth it to heart; i.e. no one asks what it means - no one is disturbed, no one grieves. The general feeling was either one of indifference, or of relief at the departure of one whose life was a reproach to his neighbours. Merciful men; rather, godly men, or pious men (comp. <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a>). Are taken away; literally, are gathered in. Compare the phrase so frequently used, "gathered to his fathers" (<a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29</a>; <a href="/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13</a>; <a href="/judges/2-10.htm">Judges 2:10</a>; <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">2 Chronicles 34:28</a>). From the evil; or, out of the way of the evil - in order that he may escape it (comp. <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20</a>, where Josiah is promised that he shall be gathered to his fathers (prematurely), in order that he may escape the sight of the evil that was coming on Jerusalem soon after his decease. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/57-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The righteous הַצַּדִּ֣יק (haṣ·ṣad·dîq) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> Just, righteous perish, אָבָ֔ד (’ā·ḇāḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person takes שָׂ֣ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set it to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against heart; לֵ֑ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre devout חֶ֤סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty men וְאַנְשֵׁי־ (wə·’an·šê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person are swept away, נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ (ne·’ĕ·sā·p̄îm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove with none בְּאֵ֣ין (bə·’ên) Preposition-b | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle considering מֵבִ֔ין (mê·ḇîn) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> To separate mentally, understand that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the righteous הַצַּדִּֽיק׃ (haṣ·ṣad·dîq) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> Just, righteous are guided נֶאֱסַ֥ף (ne·’ĕ·sap̄) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove from the presence מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of evil. הָרָעָ֖ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perishes and no man lays (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 56:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 56:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 57:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:2" /></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>