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Isaiah 57:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God's faithful people are dragged off and killed, and no one even cares. Evil sweeps them away,

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Everyone in Israel will mourn at his funeral. But he will be the last one from Jeroboam's family to receive a proper burial, because he's the only one the LORD God of Israel is pleased with.

So I will let you die in peace, before I destroy this place.” The men left and took Huldah's answer back to Josiah.

When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the section of the royal tombs that was reserved for the most respected kings, and everyone in Judah and Jerusalem honoured him. His son Manasseh then became king.

So before I destroy this place, I will let you die in peace.” The men left and reported to Josiah what Huldah had said.

They carried Josiah out of his chariot, then put him in the other chariot he had there and took him back to Jerusalem, where he soon died. He was buried beside his ancestors, and everyone in Judah and Jerusalem mourned his death.

Please help me, LORD! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared.

Think of the bright future waiting for all the families of honest and innocent and peace-loving people.

He was furious with them and punished their nation with the fires of war. Still they paid no attention. They didn't even care when they were surrounded and scorched by flames.

But without warning, disaster will strike— and your magic charms won't help at all.

You thought that you would be queen for ever. You didn't care what you did; it never entered your mind that you might get caught.

Did you forget about me and become unfaithful because you were more afraid of someone else? Have I been silent so long that you no longer fear me?

So listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem! I have decided to strike you with disaster, and I won't change my mind unless you stop sinning and start living right.

King Josiah is dead, so don't cry for him. Instead, cry for his son King Jehoahaz, dragged off to another country, never to return.

that I am about to punish them. I will pull out my sword and have it ready to kill everyone, whether good or evil.

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

You had better take seriously the need to honour my name. Otherwise, when you give a blessing, I will turn it into a curse. In fact, I have already done this, because you haven't taken to heart your duties as priests.

They are living alone in peace. And though they are many, they don't bother the other nations. “I hope to obey God for as long as I live and to die in such peace.”




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