Isaiah 57:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My people, I won't stay angry and keep on accusing you. After all, I am your Creator. I don't want you to give up in complete despair.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the LORD said, “I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone for ever. No one will live for more than one hundred and twenty years.”

Job 12:10

Every living creature is in the hands of God.

Psalm 85:5

Will you always be angry with us and our families?

Ecclesiastes 12:7

So our bodies return to the earth, and the life-giving breath returns to God.

Isaiah 27:8

I carefully measured out Israel's punishment and sent the scorching heat to chase them far away.

Isaiah 30:18

The LORD God is waiting to show how kind he is and to have pity on you. The LORD always does right; he blesses those who trust him.

Isaiah 42:5

I am the LORD God. I created the heavens like an open tent above. I made the earth and everything that grows on it. I am the source of life for all who live on this earth, so listen to what I say.

Isaiah 64:8

You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who moulded us.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct me, as I deserve, but not in your anger, or I will be dead.

Jeremiah 3:5

you beg me to stop being angry, but you won't stop sinning.

Jeremiah 38:16

He said, “I swear in the name of the living LORD our Creator that I won't have you killed. No one else can hear what we say, and I won't let anyone kill you.”

Ezekiel 18:4

The lives of all people belong to me—parents as well as children. Only those who sin will be put to death.

Amos 1:11

The LORD said: I will punish Edom for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They killed their own relatives and were so terribly furious that they showed no mercy.

Micah 7:18

Our God, no one is like you. We are all that is left of your chosen people, and you freely forgive our sin and guilt. You don't stay angry for ever; you're glad to have pity

Zechariah 12:1

This is a message from the LORD about Israel: I am the LORD! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans.

Numbers 16:22

But the two men bowed down and prayed, “Our God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?”

Hebrews 12:9

Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn't it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us?