Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created. New Living Translation For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls which I have made. New American Standard Bible “For 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. NASB 1995 “For 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. NASB 1977 “For I will not contend forever, Neither will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath of those whom I have made. Legacy Standard Bible For 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. Amplified Bible “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 of those whom I have created. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible For I will not accuse forever, nor always be angry; For without me their spirit fails, the life breath that I have given. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Healing for the Repentant…15For 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. 16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made. 17I 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.… Cross References Psalm 103:9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. Genesis 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” Psalm 78:38-39 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. Micah 7:18 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? Jeremiah 3:12 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. Lamentations 3:31-33 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. Job 34:14-15 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. Psalm 85:5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 103:14 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust. 2 Peter 3:9 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. Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? James 5:11 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. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 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. Hebrews 12:9 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? Treasury of Scripture 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. I will not Psalm 78:38,39 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath… Psalm 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Psalm 103:9-16 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever… the souls Isaiah 42:5 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: Numbers 16:22 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? Job 34:14,15 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; … Jump to Previous Always Angry Breath Contend Created End Fail Faint Forever Grow Itself Life Proceeds Punishment Souls Spirit WrothJump to Next Always Angry Breath Contend Created End Fail Faint Forever Grow Itself Life Proceeds Punishment Souls Spirit WrothIsaiah 57 1. The blessed death of the righteous3. God reproves the People for their idolatry 13. He gives promises of mercy to the penitent For I will not accuse you forever The Hebrew word for "accuse" here is "רִיב" (rîb), which can also mean to contend or strive. This word suggests a legal or judicial context, where God is seen as a judge who brings charges against His people. The phrase indicates God's merciful nature, emphasizing that His judgment is not eternal. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects God's covenantal faithfulness and His desire for restoration rather than perpetual condemnation. Historically, this would have been a comforting assurance to the Israelites, who often faced divine discipline due to their disobedience. nor will I always be angry for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me with the breath of those I have made Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no accuse you forever, אָרִ֔יב (’ā·rîḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend nor will I וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no always לָנֶ֖צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity be angry; אֶקְּצ֑וֹף (’eq·qə·ṣō·wp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction then the spirit [of man] ר֙וּחַ֙ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit would grow weak יַֽעֲט֔וֹף (ya·‘ă·ṭō·wp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5848: To shroud, clothe, to languish before Me, מִלְּפָנַ֣י (mil·lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face with the breath וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת (ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5397: A puff, wind, angry, vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect, an animal of those אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I I have made. עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Isaiah 57:16 NIVIsaiah 57:16 NLT Isaiah 57:16 ESV Isaiah 57:16 NASB Isaiah 57:16 KJV Isaiah 57:16 BibleApps.com Isaiah 57:16 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 57:16 Chinese Bible Isaiah 57:16 French Bible Isaiah 57:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:16 For I will not contend forever neither (Isa Isi Is) |
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