The Bible — notes and cross-references in Isaiah | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 57

57:21^a There

Isa. 48:22
57:20^a tossed

Jude 1:13; cf. James 1:6
57:20¹ wicked

The evil condition of the wicked is that they do not come to the Lord to eat and enjoy the Lord (cf. Isa. 55:1-2). They do many things, but they do not come to contact the Lord, to take Him, to receive Him, to taste Him, and to enjoy Him. In the sight of God, nothing is more evil than this. Cf. note Isa. 55:7¹.
57:19^b heal

Jer. 3:22
57:19^a far

Eph. 2:17
57:16^a For

Psa. 103:9; Jer. 3:12
57:15¹ spirit

See note Isa. 66:1¹.
57:15^b lowly

Matt. 5:3; James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5
57:15^a Holy

Job 6:10; Luke 1:49
57:14^a prepare

Isa. 40:3; 62:10; Luke 3:4
57:13^1a refuge

Psa. 2:12

To take refuge in the Lord is to enter into Him and stay in Him to enjoy Him. When we stay in the Lord, taking Him as our refuge, we enjoy Him, and eventually we will inherit Him as the land and possess Him as our high mountain.
57:5¹ terebinths

Trees used in the worship of idols.
57:2¹ beds

I.e., graves.