Isaiah 57:1

Modern English Version

The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away while no one understands, for the righteous man is taken away from the evil to come.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:13

All Israel will mourn for him and bury him, for he alone from the house of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel.

2 Kings 22:20

Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I am about to bring upon this place.” Then they brought the king a report.

2 Chronicles 32:33

So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper tombs of the sons of David. And all those from Judah and those living in Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 34:28

Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be brought to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing on this place and on those who dwell here.” So they returned this word to the king.

2 Chronicles 35:24

Then his servants took him from the chariot, and they set him in a second chariot, and they brought him to Jerusalem. He died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

Psalm 12:1

Help, Lord, for the godly man comes to an end, for the faithful disappear from the sons of men.

Psalm 37:37

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

Isaiah 42:25

Therefore, He has poured on him the fury of His anger and the strength of battle; and it has set him on fire all around, yet he did not recognize it; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

Isaiah 47:11

Therefore, evil shall come upon you, which you shall not know from where it rises. And disaster shall fall upon you, for which you shall not be able to atone. And desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know.

Isaiah 47:7

You said, “I shall be a queen forever,” but you did not take these things to heart, nor remember the outcome of them.

Isaiah 57:11

Of whom were you afraid or fearful when you lied and you did not remember Me, nor give Me a thought? Have I not held My peace for a long time so that you do not fear Me?

Jeremiah 18:11

Now therefore speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Repent now, everyone from his evil way, and make your ways and your deeds good.

Jeremiah 22:10

Do not weep for the dead nor bemoan him, but weep constantly for him who goes away; for he will return no more nor see his native country.

Ezekiel 21:3

and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am against you, and will draw My sword from its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

Micah 7:2

The godly has perished from the earth, and no one is upright among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; each hunts his brother with a net.

Malachi 2:2

If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart to give honor to My name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send a curse on you and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count the dust of Jacob and the number of one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!”