Isaiah 57:16-18

New Living Translation

¹⁶ For I will not fight against you forever;
    I will not always be angry.
If I were, all people would pass away—
    all the souls I have made.
¹⁷ I was angry,
    so I punished these greedy people.
I withdrew from them,
    but they kept going on their own stubborn way.
¹⁸ I have seen what they do,
    but I will heal them anyway!
    I will lead them.
I will comfort those who mourn,