Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 57:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth” at Isaiah 57:16 in “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 57:14–21
Read Isaiah 57:16 with 57:14–21. By itself, “For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A cleared way, transcendent yet near presence, limited anger, observed wrongdoing, healing, guidance, comfort, and created peace stand against the restless sea of wickedness.
Why It Needs Context
The verse is a premise, action, image, response, or transition within Isaiah 57:14–21, not an independent maxim. The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth” at Isaiah 57:16 in “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 57:14–21 — The High and Holy One Revives the ContriteSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 57:14–21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 57:14–21 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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