Isaiah 57:12

Isaiah 57:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
• New International Version (NIV)I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will declare your righteousness And your works, For they will not profit you.

Context of Isaiah 57:12

10Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint. 11And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not? I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee. 13When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain. 14And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.

Isaiah 57:12 word by word

אֲנִ֥י אַגִּ֖יד צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֥א יוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃Read the interlinear

• declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• profitיָעַלya‛al · to gainH3276

Cross-references for Isaiah 57:12

• Isaiah 1:11What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah: I have had enough of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
• Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.
• Isaiah 59:6Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
• Isaiah 64:5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved?
• Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine’s blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:
• Jeremiah 7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.
• Micah 3:2ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
• Matthew 23:5But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
• Romans 3:10as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
• Romans 10:2For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Commentaries on Isaiah 57:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Thy righteousness "My righteousness" - For צדקתך tsidkathech, Thy righteousness, the Syriac, Septuagint, MSS. Alex. and Pachom., and 1. D. II., and Marchal. and ̔ , and the Arabics read צדקי tsidki, My righteousness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I will declare thy righteousness - This is evidently spoken ironically. The sense is, you have devoted yourselves to idols, and you have sought the aid of foreigners. I will now announce to you the true nature of the deliverance which they can bring to you.‘ This is done in the following verse.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry before the captivity; but not after that affliction. Their zeal in the worship of false gods, may shame our indifference in the worship of the true God. The service of sin is disgraceful slavery; those who thus debase themselves to hell, will justly have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Lord did not see the people's righteousness (Isaiah 59:16) as truly righteous.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. declare--I will expose publicly thy (hypocritical) righteousness. I will show openly how vain thy works, in having recourse to idols, or foreign alliances, shall prove (Is 57:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 57:12

• Idolatry
• Vanity
• Works

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Commentaries on Isaiah 57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings