Isaiah 57:16
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 57:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn ich will nicht ewiglich rechten und nicht auf immerdar ergrimmt sein; denn der Geist würde vor mir verschmachten, und die Seelen, die ich ja gemacht habe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque no tengo de contender para siempre, ni para siempre me he de enojar: pues decaería ante mí el espíritu, y las almas que yo he criado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois não brigarei para sempre, nem ficarei continuamente indignado; pois perderia todas as forças diante de mim o espírito, as almas que eu criei.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porque não acusarei para sempre, nem ficarei irado o tempo todo, para que o espírito do homem, a vida que Eu criei, não desfaleça diante de Mim.
📖 Isaiah 57:16 in Context
14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
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 ones.
16For 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.
17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
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