Isaiah 57:16-18

Comfort for the Contrite

¹⁶ _s 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.
¹⁷ Because of the iniquity of his _t unjust gain I was angry,
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
¹⁸ I have seen his ways, _u but I will heal him;
I will lead him _v and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

1. Cross References
   Genesis 6:3
   Then the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.
   Psalms 103:9
   He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 56:11
   The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
   Jeremiah 6:13
   For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
   
3. Cross References
   Jeremiah 3:22
   Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 61:3
   To grant to those who mourn in Zion - to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.