Isaiah 57:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

I will not

Micah 7:18

The souls

Hebrews 12:9

General references

Bible References

I will not

Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry.

Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.

There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.

The souls

This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:

Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?"

If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life's breath returns to God who gave it.

So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, "As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath, I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you."

The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord -- he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person -- says,

Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?

General references

all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust.

Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake!

(Kaf) For the Lord will not reject us forever.

Then he said to her, "Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter."