Isaiah 57:14 And it will be said: "Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people."

◄ Isaiah 57:14 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
And it will be said: "Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people."

English Standard Version
And it shall be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s way.”

New American Standard Bible
And it will be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people."

King James Bible
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said," Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from My people's way."

International Standard Version
And one has said: 'Build up! Build up the road! Prepare the highway! Remove every obstacle from my people's way.'

American Standard Version
And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will say: Make a way: give free passage, turn out of the path, take away the stumblingblocks out of the way of my people.

Darby Bible Translation
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath said, 'Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

57:13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of life, nor change of time. His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts he has thus humbled, in order to revive and comfort them. When troubles last long, even good men are tempted to entertain hard thoughts of God. Therefore He will not contend for ever, for he will not forsake the work of his own hands, nor defeat the purchase of his Son's blood. Covetousness is a sin that particularly lays men under the Divine displeasure. See the sinfulness of sin. See also that troubles cannot reform men unless God's grace work in them. Peace shall be published, perfect peace. It is the fruit of preaching lips, and praying lips. Christ came and preached peace to Gentiles, as well as to the Jews; to after-ages, who were afar off in time, as well as to those of that age. But the wicked would not be healed by God's grace, therefore would not be healed by his comforts. Their ungoverned lusts and passions made them like the troubled sea. Also the terrors of conscience disturbed their enjoyments. God hath said it, and all the world cannot unsay it, That there is no peace to those who allow themselves in any sin. If we are recovered from such an awful state, it is only by the grace of God. And the influences of the Holy Spirit, and that new heart, from whence comes grateful praise, the fruit of our lips, are his gift. Salvation, with all its fruits, hopes, and comforts, is his work, and to him belongs all the glory. There is no peace for the wicked man; but let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, and he will abundantly pardon.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14. shall say—The nominative is, "He that trusteth in Me" (Isa 57:13). The believing remnant shall have every obstacle to their return cleared out of the way, at the coming restoration of Israel, the antitype to the return from Babylon (Isa 35:8; 40:3, 4; 62:10, 11).

Cast … up—a high road before the returning Jews.

stumbling-block—Jesus had been so to the Jews, but will not be so then any longer (1Co 1:23); their prejudices shall then be taken out of the way.