Isaiah 57:16

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.

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14 And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.

17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.

18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

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Isaiah 57:16 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made.
ASV American Standard Version: For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.
DBY Darby Translation: For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
WBS Webster Bible: For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls which I have made.