57:16 For I will not be hostile 1 forever
or perpetually angry,
for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, 2
the life-giving breath I created.
57:18 I have seen their behavior, 3
but I will heal them and give them rest,
and I will once again console those who mourn. 4
1 tn Or perhaps, “argue,” or “accuse” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn Heb “for a spirit from before me would be faint.”
3 tn Heb “his ways” (so KJV, NASB, NIV); TEV “how they acted.”
4 tn Heb “and I will restore consolation to him, to his mourners.”