Isaiah 57:18

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

Bible in Basic English

I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.

Free Bible Version

I know what they're doing, but I will heal them. I will lead them and comfort those who mourn,

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue seene his wayes, and wil heale him: I wil leade him also, and restore comfort vnto him, and to those that lament him.

King James (Authorized) Version

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

One Unity Resource Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Translation for Translators

I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,

Unlocked Literal Bible

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him. I will lead him and comfort and console those who mourn for him,

Noah Webster Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

World English Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Young's Literal Translation

His ways I have seen, and I heal him, yea, I lead him, And recompense comforts to him and to his mourning ones.

Context

Healing for the Repentant

¹⁷I 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. ¹⁸I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, ¹⁹bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

Sermons

God Be Praised!

David Wilkerson

Summary

In Isaiah 57:18, God reveals His compassionate nature by promising to heal and comfort those who are contrite and humble in spirit. Despite humanity's waywardness and sin, God's mercy and grace are extended to those who repent and turn to Him in humility. This verse showcases God's willingness to restore and revive the brokenhearted, offering hope and restoration to those who seek Him with a sincere heart. It emphasizes the importance of genuine repentance and humility as key components in experiencing God's healing and restoration in our lives. Ultimately, Isaiah 57:18 highlights God's unfailing love and compassion towards His people, even in the midst of their failures and shortcomings.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

I have seen his ways - Probably these verses refer to the restoration of the Jews from captivity.

John Gill Bible Commentary

I have seen his ways, and will heal him,.... Either the ways of such who trust in the Lord, the ways of the humble and contrite, who are brought by repentance and reformation, by the dealings of God with them; these he sees, knows, and approves of, and heals their former backslidings; for though not all, yet some may be reformed hereby; or rather the ways of the froward, their evil ways, which are their own ways in opposition to God's ways, peculiar to themselves, of their own devising and choosing; these the Lord sees, resents, and corrects for, and yet graciously pardons them, which is meant by healing: I will lead him also; out of those evil ways of his into the good and right way in which he should go; into the way of truth and paths of righteousness; for it is for want of evangelical light and knowledge that so many err from the truths of the Gospel, and from the simplicity of Gospel worship; but in the latter day the Spirit of truth shall be poured down from on high, and shall lead professors of real religion into all truth, and they shall speak a pure language, and worship the Lord with one consent: and restore comforts to him, and to his mourners; that mourn over their own sins, and the sins of others; that mourn in Zion, and for Zion; for the corruptions in doctrine and worship crept into the reformed churches; for the want of church discipline and Gospel conversation; for the declensions of professors of religion, and the divisions among them; and for that worldly, earthly, and carnal spirit that prevails; for these, as bad as our times are, there are some that mourn publicly and privately; and to these, and to the church for their sakes, comfort shall be restored, by sending forth Gospel light, truth, and knowledge, which shall cover the earth as the waters the sea; by reviving primitive doctrines and ordinances; by blessing the word to the conversion of a multitude of sinners, and to the edification of saints; by causing brotherly love, peace, and spirituality, to abound among professors, and by blessing all the means of grace to the consolation of their souls; and by making particular applications of the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ, for pardon, justification, and atonement, the solid foundation of all true comfort.

Isaiah 57:18

Healing for the Repentant

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

Bible in Basic English

I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.

Free Bible Version

I know what they're doing, but I will heal them. I will lead them and comfort those who mourn,

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue seene his wayes, and wil heale him: I wil leade him also, and restore comfort vnto him, and to those that lament him.

King James (Authorized) Version

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

One Unity Resource Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Translation for Translators

I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,

Unlocked Literal Bible

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him. I will lead him and comfort and console those who mourn for him,

Noah Webster Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

World English Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Young's Literal Translation

His ways I have seen, and I heal him, yea, I lead him, And recompense comforts to him and to his mourning ones.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

I have seen his ways - Probably these verses refer to the restoration of the Jews from captivity.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Isaiah 57:18

Verse

Context

Healing for the Repentant

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Isaiah 57:18

Healing for the Repentant

God Be Praised!

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes