The Blessed Death of the Righteous
Isaiah 57:2
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
- KJV
- He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.enter into: or, go inin his…: or, before him
- WEB
- He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.
- ASV
- He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.
- LSV
- He enters into peace, they rest on their beds, || [Each] is going straightforward.
- YLT
- He entereth into peace, they rest on their beds, [Each] is going straightforward.
- DBY
- He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, [each one] that hath walked in his uprightness.
- DRC
- Let peace come, let him rest in his bed that hath walked in his uprightness.
- GNV
- Peace shall come: they shall rest in their beds, euery one that walketh before him.
- JPS
- He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.
- LXXE
- His burial shall be in peace: he has been removed out of the way.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- יָב֣וֹא שָׁל֔וֹם יָנ֖וּחוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם הֹלֵ֖ךְ נְכֹחֽוֹ׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἔσται ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἡ ταφὴ αὐτοῦ, ᾖρται ἐκ τοῦ μέσου.
Who and where
◆ Prophecies of Isaiah
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
RestDeath of Saints, TheBedsUprightnessPeacePeace, SpiritualHolinessEschatology of the Old TestamentDeathRighteous
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
- Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Ezekiel 32:25Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the…
- Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).