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Isaiah 57:1

Death and lossJusticeGrief
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.

2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.

3 “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!

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BSB
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
KJV
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
WEB
The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.
ASV
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].
DARBY
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.
BLB
The righteous one has perished, and no man takes [it] upon the heart; and men of devotion are gathered up, [and] no one considers that the righteous one is gathered up from the face of evil.
ÅB
Den rettferdige omkommer, og det er ikke noen som legger seg det på hjerte, og fromme menn rykkes bort, uten at noen akter på at den rettferdige rykkes bort før ulykken kommer.
OTB
De rettferdige går til grunne, og ingen tar det til hjerte; de fromme blir tatt bort, uten at noen forstår at de rettferdige blir fjernet for å bli spart fra det onde.
B1930
Den rettferdige omkommer, og det er ikke nogen som legger sig det på hjerte, og fromme menn rykkes bort, uten at nogen akter på at den rettferdige rykkes bort før ulykken kommer.

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  • 2 Kings 22:20

    ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:28

    ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

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  • Psalms 12:1

    Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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  • Micah 7:2

    The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

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  • Isaiah 42:25

    So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

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  • Isaiah 47:7

    You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.

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  • 1 Kings 14:13

    All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:24

    So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

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