1 The blessed death of the righteous
3 God reproves the Jews for their whorish idolatry
13 He gives promises of mercy to the penitent

righteous 2Ch 32:33 35:24

no man Isa 57:11 42:24 47:7 Mal 2:2

merciful men. Heb. men of kindness, or godliness Ps 12:1 Mic 7:2

the righteous 1Ki 14:13 2Ki 22:20 2Ch 34:28

the evil to come. or, that which is evil

2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

he shall Job 3:17 Ec 12:7 Mt 25:21 Lu 16:22 2Co 5:1,8 Php 1:23 Re 14:13

enter into. or, go in Lu 2:29 7:50

rest Isa 14:18 2Ch 16:14 Eze 32:25

in his uprightness. or before him Ge 17:1 Lu 1:6

3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

draw Isa 45:20 Joe 3:9-11

sons Ge 3:15 Ho 1:2 Mt 3:7 12:34 16:4 23:33 Lu 3:7 Joh 8:40-44 Jas 4:4 1Jo 3:10 Re 17:1-5

4 Against 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.

against Isa 10:15 37:23,29 Ex 9:17 16:7,8 Nu 16:11 Lu 10:16 Ac 9:4

sport Jud 16:25-27 Ps 69:12 Mt 27:29,39-44 2Pe 2:13

make Ps 35:21

draw Jos 10:21 Job 16:9,10 Ps 22:7,13,17 La 2:15,16

are ye Isa 1:4 30:1,9 Eze 2:4 Ho 10:9 Mt 13:38 Eph 2:2,3 5:6 Col 3:6

5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

inflaming Ex 32:6 Nu 25:1,2,6 Jer 50:38 51:7 Ho 4:11-13 7:4-7 Am 2:7,8 Re 17:1-5 18:3

with idols. or, among the oaks Isa 1:29

under De 12:2 1Ki 14:23 2Ki 16:3,4 17:10 Jer 2:20 3:6,13 17:2 Eze 6:13

slaying Le 18:21 20:2-5 2Ki 16:3 23:10 2Ch 28:3 Jer 7:31 32:35 Eze 16:20 20:26,31

6 Among 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?

the smooth Jer 3:9 Hab 2:19

to them Isa 65:11 De 32:37,38 Jer 7:18 19:13 32:29 44:17-25

should Isa 66:3 Eze 20:39

7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

Jer 2:20 3:2 Eze 16:16,25 20:28,29 23:17,41

8 Behind 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.

the doors Eze 8:8-12 23:14,41

for Eze 16:32

made thee a covenant with them. or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs. thou lovedst Eze 16:25-28 23:2-20

where thou sawest it. or, thou providest room

9 And 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.

thou wentest to the king. or, thou respectest the king Isa 30:1-6 31:1-3 2Ki 16:7-11 Eze 16:33 23:16 Ho 7:11 12:1

perfumes Pr 7:17

and didst debase Isa 2:9 Col 2:18

10 Thou 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.

wearied Isa 47:13 Jer 2:36 9:5 Eze 24:12 Hab 2:13

there is 2Ch 28:22,23 Jer 2:25 44:17,18 Ro 7:9

life, or. living. therefore Jer 3:3 5:3

11 And 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?

of whom Isa 51:12,13 Pr 29:25 Mt 26:69-75 Ga 2:12,13

that thou Isa 30:9 59:3,4 Jer 9:3-5 42:20 Eze 13:22 Ho 11:12 Ac 5:3 2Th 2:9 1Ti 4:2 Re 21:8 22:15

and hast Jer 2:32 3:21

nor Isa 57:1

have not Isa 26:10 Ps 50:21 Ec 8:11

12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

Isa 1:11-15 58:2-6 59:6-8 64:5 66:3,4 Jer 7:4-11 Mic 3:2-4 Mt 23:5,14 Ro 3:10-20 10:2,3

13 When 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;

let Isa 57:9,10 Jud 10:14 2Ki 3:13 Jer 22:22 Zec 7:13

but the Isa 40:24 41:16 Job 21:18 Ps 1:4 58:9 Ho 13:3

but he Isa 26:3,4 Ps 37:3,9 84:12 125:1 Pr 28:25 Jer 17:7,8

my holy Isa 11:9 56:7 65:25 66:20 Eze 20:40 Joe 3:17

14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

cast Isa 35:8 40:3 62:10 Lu 3:5,6

take Ro 14:13 1Co 1:23 8:9,13 10:32,33 2Co 6:3 Heb 12:13

15 For 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.

the high Isa 6:1 Ps 83:18 97:9 138:6 Da 4:17,24,25,34

that inhabiteth Isa 40:28 Ge 21:33 De 33:27 Ps 90:2 93:2 Pr 8:23 Jer 10:10 Mic 5:2 Ro 1:20 1Ti 1:17 Heb 9:14

whose Isa 6:3 Ex 15:11 1Sa 2:2 Job 6:10 Ps 99:3 111:9 Lu 1:49 Ac 3:14 Re 3:7 4:8 15:4

I dwell Isa 66:1 1Ki 8:27 Ps 68:4,5 113:4-6 115:3 123:1 Zec 2:13 Mt 6:9 1Ti 6:16

with Isa 66:1,2 2Ch 33:12,13 34:27 Ps 34:18 51:17 138:6 Eze 9:4 16:63 Mt 5:3,4 Jas 4:6 1Pe 5:5

to revive the spirit Isa 61:1-3 Ps 147:3 Mt 5:4 Lu 4:18 15:20-24 2Co 1:4 2:7 7:6

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.

I will not Ps 78:38,39 85:5 103:9-16 Jer 10:24 Mic 7:18

the souls Isa 42:5 Nu 16:22 Job 34:14,15 Ec 12:7 Jer 38:16 Zec 12:1 Heb 12:9

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.

the iniquity Isa 5:8,9 56:11 Jer 6:13 8:10 22:17 Eze 33:31 Mic 2:2,3 Lu 12:15 Eph 5:3-5 Col 3:5 1Ti 6:9 2Pe 2:3,14

I hid Isa 8:17 45:15

and he Isa 9:13 Jer 2:30 5:3 Lu 15:14-16

frowardly. Heb. turning away. in the Ec 6:9

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

have Isa 1:18 43:24,25 48:8-11 Jer 31:18-20 Eze 16:60-63 36:22 Lu 15:20 Ro 5:20

will heal Jer 3:22 31:3 33:6 Ho 14:4-8

will lead Isa 49:10 Ps 23:2 Re 7:17

restore Isa 57:15 12:1 61:2,3 66:10-13 Ps 51:12

to his Jer 13:17 Ec 9:4

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.

I create. 'The sacrifice of praise,' says Paul, 'is the fruit of the lips.' God creates this fruit of the lips, by giving new subject and cause of thanksgiving by His mercies conferred on His people. The great subject of thanksgiving is peace, reconciliation and pardon offered to them that are nigh, and to them that are afar off; not only to the Jew, but also to the Gentile. the fruit Ex 4:11,12 Ho 14:2 Lu 21:15 Eph 6:19 Col 4:3,4 Heb 13:15

peace Mt 10:13 Mr 16:15 Lu 2:14 10:5,6 Ac 2:39 10:36 2Co 5:20,21 Eph 2:14-17

20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

like Isa 3:11 Job 15:20-24 18:5-14 20:11 Ps 73:18-20 Pr 4:16,17 Jude 1:12

21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Isa 3:11 48:22 2Ki 9:22 Ro 3:16,17