Israel’s Futile Idolatry
And no man takes it to heart;
aMerciful men are taken away,
bWhile no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from1 evil.
Against whom do you make a wide mouth
And stick out the tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
Offspring of falsehood,
bSlaying the children in the valleys,
Under the clefts of the rocks?
Is your portion;
They, they, are your lot!
Even to them you have poured a drink offering,
You have offered a grain offering.
Should I receive comfort in bthese?
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American Standard Version
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'.
Amplified® Bible
THE RIGHTEOUS man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; and merciful {and} devout men are taken away, with no one considering that the uncompromisingly upright {and} godly person is taken away from the calamity {and} evil to come [even through wickedness].
Contemporary English Version
God's faithful people are dragged off and killed, and no one even cares. Evil sweeps them away,
Darby English Version
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 before the evil.
Good News Bible
Good people die, and no one understands or even cares. But when they die, no calamity can hurt them.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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,
New International Version
The righteous perish,
and no one ponders it in his heart;
devout men are taken away,
and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
to be spared from evil.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men perish, while no one understands For the righteous man has become taken away from evil,
Revised Standard Version
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,
Young's Literal Translation
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.
New English Translation
The godly1 perish, but no one cares.2 Honest people disappear,3 when no one4 minds5 that the godly6 disappear7 because of8 evil.9
| << Isaiah 56:12 | Isaiah 57:2 >> |
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