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Isaiah 57:16

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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.

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Isaiah 57:16 in other translations

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.

Isaiah 57:16 · World English Bible

Isaiah 57:16 in context

  1. 14And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
  2. 15For 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.
  3. 16For 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.
  4. 17For 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.
  5. 18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.