Isa 57:1-2 | JFB | e4.org | 1. no man layeth it to heart —as a public calamity. merciful men —rather, godly men; the subjects of mercy. none considering —namely, what was the design of Providence in removing the godly. from the evil — Hebrew, from the face of the evil, that is, both from the moral evil on every side ( ), and from the evils about to come in punishment of the national sins, foreign invasions, &c. ( ). So Ahijah's death is represented as a blessing conferred on him by God for his piety ( ; see also ).

‏ Isaiah 57:1-2

1. no man layeth it to heart—as a public calamity.

merciful men—rather, godly men; the subjects of mercy.

none considering—namely, what was the design of Providence in removing the godly.

from the evil—Hebrew, from the face of the evil, that is, both from the moral evil on every side (Isa 56:10-12), and from the evils about to come in punishment of the national sins, foreign invasions, &c. (Isa 56:9; 57:13). So Ahijah's death is represented as a blessing conferred on him by God for his piety (1Ki 14:10-13; see also 2Ki 22:20).

2. Or, "he entereth into peace"; in contrast to the persecutions which he suffered in this world (Job 3:13, 17). The Margin not so well translates, "he shall go in peace" (Ps 37:37; Lu 2:29).

rest—the calm rest of their bodies in their graves (called "beds," 2Ch 16:14; compare Isa 14:18; because they "sleep" in them, with the certainty of awakening at the resurrection, 1Th 4:14) is the emblem of the eternal "rest" (Heb 4:9; Re 14:13).

each one walking in . . . uprightness—This clause defines the character of those who at death "rest in their beds," namely, all who walk uprightly.