Isaiah 57:9-11
1599 Geneva Bible
9 Thou wentest [a]to the kings with oil, and didst increase thine ointments, and send thy messengers far off, and didst humble thyself unto hell.
10 Thou weariedst thyself in thy manifold journeys, yet saidest thou not, [b]There is no hope: thou [c]hast found life by thine hand, therefore thou wast not grieved.
11 And whom didst thou reverence or fear, seeing thou hast [d]lied unto me, and hast not remembered me, neither set thy mind thereon? is it not because I hold my peace, and that of long [e]time? therefore thou fearest not me.
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- Isaiah 57:9 Thou didst seek the favor of the Assyrians by gifts and presents to help thee against the Egyptians: and when they failed thou soughtest to the Babylonians, and more and more didst torment thyself.
- Isaiah 57:10 Although thou sawest all thy labors to be in vain, yet wouldest thou never acknowledge thy fault, and leave off.
- Isaiah 57:10 He derideth their unprofitable diligence, which thought to have made all sure, and yet were deceived.
- Isaiah 57:11 Broken promise with me.
- Isaiah 57:11 Meaning, that the wicked abuse God’s lenity, and grow to further wickedness.
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