Isaiah 57:1 NIV1984

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-2

The prophet, in the close of the foregoing chapter, had condemned the watchmen for their ignorance and sottishness; here he shows the general stupidity and senselessness of the people likewise. No wonder they were inconsiderate when their watchmen were so, who should have awakened them to consideration. We may observe here, I. The providence of God removing good men apace out of this world. The righteous, as to this world, perish; they are gone and their place knows them no more. Piety exempts... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perisheth ,.... Not eternally; he may fear he shall, by reason of sin and temptation; he may say his strength and hope are perished; and his peace and comfort may perish for a time; but he cannot perish everlastingly, because he is one that believes in Christ, and is justified by his righteousness, from whence he is denominated righteous; and such shall never perish, but have everlasting life: but the meaning is, that he perisheth as to his outward man, or dies corporeally,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perisheth - אבד הצדק hatstsadik abad . There is an emphasis here which seems intended to point out a particular person. See below. Perisheth - As the root אבד abad signifies the straying of cattle, their passing away from one pasture to another, I feel inclined to follow the grammatical meaning of the word "perish," pereo . So the Vulgate, justus periit , from per , By or Through, and eo , to Go. In his death the righteous man may be said to have passed through... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perisheth . The word translated "perisheth" does not imply any violence; but the context implies a premature death. The righteous disappear—are taken from the earth before their natural time. Yet no man layeth it to heart; i.e. no one asks what it means—no one is disturbed, no one grieves. The general feeling was either one of indifference, or of relief at the departure of one whose life was a reproach to his neighbours. Merciful men; rather, godly men , or pious men ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1

Mercy and wrath in the death of the righteous. Possibly the good king -Josiah is here prophetically referred to. His untimely death seems a strange dispensation of Providence even to us now. Josiah's case may be taken as illustrating the general truth which is thus stated by Bishop Wordsworth: "Good and merciful men, who are taken away in the midst of their efforts to do good in their generation, and whose endeavours appear to be disowned by God, and to be blighted and withered by him, may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-2

THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR . The Hebrews were given to expect that long life should, as a general rule, accompany righteousness ( Exodus 20:12 ; 1 Kings 3:14 ; Psalms 91:16 ; Proverbs 3:1 , Proverbs 3:2 , etc.); and under the Mosaical dispensation we must suppose that it did so. But there were exceptions to the rule. Wicked persecutors, like Ahab, Jezebel, and Athaliah, cut off the righteous ere they had seen half their days. So probably did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-2

Three pictures of the human. Our attention is called to— I. A PICTURE OF HUMAN GOODNESS . A good man is represented as "the righteous," as "the merciful," as one who "walketh in uprightness." These characterizations include: 1 . The fear of God—reverence for his Name, the worship of his Divine Spirit, the recognition of his righteous claims, a supreme regard for his holy will. 2 . The love of man—a practical acknowledgment of his claims on our sympathy and our... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perisheth - This refers, as I suppose, to the time of Manasseh (see the Introduction, Section 3). Grotius supposes, that it refers to king Josiah; Vitringa, that it refers to martyrs in general. But it seems probable to me that the prophet designs to describe the state of stupidity which prevailed in his own time, and to urge as one proof of it, that the pious part of the nation was taken away by violent death, and that the nation was not affected by it. Such was the guilt of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 57:1-2

Isaiah 57:1-2. These two verses “contain a kind of prelude to the distressful scene which is opened immediately after: for the prophet, designing to describe the melancholy state of the adulterous church, to be chastised by the severe judgments of God, beholds, as it were in an ecstasy, the few pious and good men yet remaining in the church gradually falling off, and taken away, either by an immature or violent death: while there were but few who laid this matter to heart, and observed it... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-21

Corruption and idolatry (56:9-57:21)The Assyrian captivity of the northerners and the Babylonian captivity of the southerners did not include the whole populations. Those who were of no use to the conquerors were left behind, along with scattered country people who escaped the enemy. These and their descendants soon followed the old religious practices of the Canaanite people. They worshipped idols, offered human sacrifices to the god Molech, and practised fertility rites with religious... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 57:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 57:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-21

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