Isaiah 57:18

Context

57:18 I have seen their behavior,¹

but I will heal them and give them rest,

and I will once again console those who mourn.²

Isaiah 45:13

Context

45:13 It is me – I stir him up and commission him;³

I will make all his ways level.

He will rebuild my city;

he will send my exiled people home,

but not for a price or a bribe,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

[57:18] ¹tn Heb “his ways” (so KJV, NASB, NIV); TEV “how they acted.”

[57:18] ²tn Heb “and I will restore consolation to him, to his mourners.”

[45:13] ³tn Heb “I stir him up in righteousness”; NASB “I have aroused him.” See the note at 41:2. Cyrus (cf. 44:28) is in view here.