Isaiah 57:11
9 You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
10 You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
12 I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
13 When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
- KJV
- And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
- WEB
- “Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?
- ASV
- And 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?
- DARBY
- And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor taken it to heart? Have not I even of long time held my peace, and thou fearest me not?
- BLB
- And of whom were you in fear and were afraid, that you would lie? And you have not remembered Me, and you did not take [it] upon your heart. And I have not been silent from old, and Me you did not fear?
- ÅB
- Hvem var du redd for og fryktet, siden du gav deg over til løgnen og ikke kom meg i hu og ikke la deg det på hjerte? Er det ikke så: Jeg har tidd helt fra fordums tid, og meg fryktet du derfor ikke?
- OTB
- "Hvem fryktet og redde du så mye at du har vært utro mot meg, og verken husket meg eller tok det til hjerte? Er det ikke fordi jeg har vært stille i lang tid at du ikke frykter meg?
- B1930
- Hvem var du redd for og fryktet, siden du gav dig over til løgnen og ikke kom mig i hu og ikke la dig det på hjerte? Er det ikke så: Jeg har tidd helt fra fordums tid, og mig fryktet du derfor ikke?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 51:12–13
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
Read in contextProverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Read in contextPsalms 50:21
You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
Read in contextJeremiah 3:21
A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:3–5
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:32
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:11
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:10
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
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