Isaiah 57:12

¹⁰ Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

¹¹ 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?

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

¹³ When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

¹⁴ And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
KJV: I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
WEB: I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they will not benefit you.
ASV: I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
DARBY: I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.
BLB: I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, and they will not profit you.

ÅB: Jeg vil kunngjøre din rettferdighet og dine gjerninger, og de skal ikke gagne deg.
OTB: Jeg vil avsløre din rettferdighet og dine gjerninger, og de vil ikke gagne deg.
B1930: Jeg vil kunngjøre din rettferdighet og dine gjerninger, og de skal ikke gagne dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 23:13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
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Romans 3:10–20
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
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Micah 3:2–4
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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Isaiah 1:11–15
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full 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.
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Jeremiah 7:4–11
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
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Isaiah 64:5
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
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Isaiah 59:6–8
Their 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.
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Isaiah 58:2–6
Yet 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 the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
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