Isaiah 57:15-17

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁵ God is high and lifted up.
    He lives forever.
    His name is holy.
He says, “I live in a high and holy place,
    but I also live with people who are humble and sorry for their sins.
I will give new life to those who are humble in spirit.
    I will give new life to those who are sorry for their sins.
¹⁶ I will not accuse my people forever.
    I will not always be angry.
If I continued to show my anger,
    then the human spirit, the life I gave them, would die before me.
¹⁷ Israel’s evil greed made me angry,
    so I punished them.
I turned away from them
    because I was angry.
But they continued to do wrong.
    They did whatever they wanted.