| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The 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. | 1"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity. |
| 2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. | 2Then he enters into peace, and they'll rest on his couches, each one living righteously. |
| 3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. | 3"But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! |
| 4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, | 4Whom are you mocking? And against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of lies, |
| 5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? | 5you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every spreading tree, who slaughter your children in the ravines, under the clefts of the rocks? |
| 6Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? | 6"Among the smooth stones of the ravines is your portion— there they are as your lot. To them you have poured out drink offerings; you have brought grain offerings. Should I be lenient over such things? |
| 7Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. | 7"You have made your bed on a high and lofty mountain, and you went up to offer sacrifice there. |
| 8Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. | 8Behind the doors and the doorposts you have set up your pagan sign." For in deserting me you have uncovered your bed— you have climbed up into it and have opened it wide. And you have made a pact for yourself with them; you have loved their bed, you have looked on their private parts. |
| 9And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. | 9You went to Molech with olive oil and increased your perfumes; you sent your ambassadors far away, you sent them down even to Sheol itself! |
| 10Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. | 10You grew tired with your many wanderings, but you wouldn't say: 'It is hopeless.' You found new strength for your desire, and so you did not falter. |
| 11And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? | 11"Whom did you so dread— and while you feared me — that you lied, and you did not remember me, and did not lay to heart these things? Haven't I remained silent for a long time, and still you don't fear me?" |
| 12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. | 12"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you. |
| 13When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; | 13When you cry out, let your collection deliver you! The wind will carry them all off, and a mere breath will sweep them all away." "But whoever takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain. |
| 14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. | 14And one has said: 'Build up! Build up the road! Prepare the highway! Remove every obstacle from my people's way.' |
| 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. | 15"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. |
| 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. | 16For 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. |
| 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. | 17Because of his wicked greed I was angry, so I punished him; and I hid my face, and was angry— but he kept turning back to his stubborn will. |
| 18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. | 18I've seen his ways, yet I will heal him, and restore for him comfort to him and for those who mourn for him |
| 19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. | 19when I create the fruit of the lips: Peace to the one who is far away or near," says the LORD, "and I'll heal him. |
| 20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. | 20But the wicked are tossed like the sea; for it is not able to keep still, and its waters toss up mire and mud. |
| 21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. | 21"Yet there is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked." |
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