Isaiah 57:18

57:17 For 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. frowardly: Heb. turning away

I 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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I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

57:19 I 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.

What does Isaiah 57:18 mean?

Isaiah 57:18 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָאָה (râʼâh), דֶּרֶךְ (derek), רָפָא (râphâʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

have

seenרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

his

ways,דֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

and

will

healרָפָאrâphâʼ/raw-faw'/H7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

him:

will

leadנָחָהnâchâh/naw-khaw'/H5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

him

also,

and

restoreשָׁלַםshâlam/shaw-lam'/H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)

comfortsנִחוּםnichûwm/nee-khoom'/H5150properly, consoled; abstractly, solace

unto

him

and

his

mourners.אָבֵלʼâbêl/aw-bale'/H57lamenting

Topics

Chastisement Peace, Spiritual

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 57:18.

Exodus 13:17

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

Exodus 13:21

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Genesis 24:27

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Genesis 24:48

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

Genesis 6:12

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 57:18 say?

Isaiah 57:18 (King James Version) reads: "I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners."

Is Isaiah 57:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 57:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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