Isaiah 57:16

New International Reader's Version

I will not find fault with my people forever. I will not always be angry with them. If I were, I would cause their spirits to grow weak. The people I created would faint away.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle with human beings forever. They will have only 120 years to live.”

2 Samuel 24:16

The angel reached his hand out to destroy Jerusalem. But the Lord stopped sending the plague. So he spoke to the angel who was making the people suffer. He said, “That is enough! Do not kill any more people.” The angel of the Lord was at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

Job 12:10

He holds the life of every creature in his hand. He controls the breath of every human being.

Psalm 85:5

Will you be angry with us forever? Will you be angry for all time to come?

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.

Isaiah 27:8

The Lord will use war to punish Israel. He will make them leave their land. With a strong blast of his anger he will drive them out. It will be as if the east wind were blowing.

Isaiah 30:18

But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!

Isaiah 42:5

God created the heavens and stretches them out. The Lord spreads out the earth with everything that grows on it. He gives breath to its people. He gives life to those who walk on it. He says to his servant,

Isaiah 64:8

Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay. You are the potter. Your hands made all of us.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct me, Lord, but please be fair. Don’t correct me when you are angry. If you do, nothing will be left of me.

Jeremiah 3:5

Will you always be angry with me? Will your anger continue forever?’ This is how you talk. But you do all the evil things you can.”

Jeremiah 38:16

But King Zedekiah promised Jeremiah secretly, “I won’t kill you. And I won’t hand you over to those who want to kill you. That’s just as sure as the Lord is alive. He’s the one who has given us breath.”

Ezekiel 18:4

Everyone belongs to me. Parents and children alike belong to me. A person will die because of their own sins.

Amos 1:11

The Lord says, “The people of Edom have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They chased Israel with swords that were ready to strike them down. They killed the women of the land. They were angry all the time. Their anger was like a fire that blazed out. It could not be stopped.

Micah 7:18

Lord, who is a God like you? You forgive sin. You forgive your people when they do what is wrong. You don’t stay angry forever. Instead, you take delight in showing your faithful love to them.

Zechariah 12:1

This is a prophecy. It is the Lord’s message about Israel. The Lord spreads out the heavens. He lays the foundation of the earth. He creates the human spirit within a person. He says,

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron fell with their faces to the ground. They cried out, “God, you are the God who gives life and breath to all living things. Will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?”

Hebrews 12:9

Besides, we have all had human fathers who trained us. We respected them for it. How much more should we be trained by the Father of spirits and live!