57:1-2 The righteous disappear, and no man gives it a thought; the godly are gathered out, but no one perceives that from impending calamity the righteous are withdrawn. They who walk uprightly shall attain peace, and rest in their beds.
The term "righteous" or "righteous one" (saddiq) connotes individuals rather than a majority of Jehovah's people (Isaiah 50:10; 56:3), in particular those who emulate his servant who exemplifies righteousness (Isaiah 41:2; 51:1, 7). The "godly" ('anse hesed) defines those who have charity, who are true at all times toward others as the Hebrew term hesed implies. In the same way that angels delivered Lot from Sodom before its destruction (Genesis 19:15-17), so the kings and queens of the Gentiles-Jehovah's seraphs/savior-gather his elect out of destruction (Isaiah 49:22-23; cf. Matthew 24:31).
While the righteous of Jehovah's people and the nations inherit peace and serenity (v 19; Isaiah 26:3, 12; 32:17-20; 33:20-24; 54:13-14; 55:12; 66:12), the unrighteous find no peace (v 21; Isaiah 47:11; 48:18-19, 22; 59:8). After the righteous are gathered out from destruction, those who remain suffer calamity as Jehovah's Day of Judgment overtakes them: "I have charged my holy ones, called out my valiant ones: my anger is not upon those who take pride in me" (Isaiah 13:3). Instead of resting in their beds, the unrighteous find no rest (v 20; Isaiah 23:12; 50:11; 54:15; 59:9-10; 65:14-15).
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