Isaiah 57:19

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. ¹  Complete prosperity ²  is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the Lord, “and I will heal them.

Ex 4:11,12; Ho 14:2; Mt 10:13; Mr 16:15; Lu 2:14; Lu 10:5,6; Lu 21:15; Ac 2:39; Ac 10:36; 2Co 5:20,21; Eph 2:14-17; Eph 6:19; Col 4:3,4; Heb 13:15

¹ tc The Hebrew text has literally, “one who creates fruit of lips.” Perhaps the pronoun אֲנִי (’ani) should be inserted after the participle; it may have been accidentally omitted by haplography: נוּב שְׂפָתָיִם[אֲנִי] בּוֹרֵא (bore’ [’ani] nuv sÿfatayim). “Fruit of the lips” is often understood as a metonymy for praise; perhaps it refers more generally to joyful shouts (see v. 18).

² tn Heb “Peace, peace.” The repetition of the noun emphasizes degree.