Parallel Verses
Amplified
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
New American Standard Bible
But they will not profit you.
King James Version
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
Holman Bible
and your works—they will not profit you.
International Standard Version
"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.
A Conservative Version
I will declare thy righteousness. And as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
American Standard Version
I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
Bible in Basic English
I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
Darby Translation
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.
Julia Smith Translation
I will announce thy justice and thy works, and they shall not profit thee.
King James 2000
I will declare your righteousness, and your works; for they shall not profit you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but they will not benefit you.
Modern King James verseion
I will declare your righteousness, and your works; for they shall not do you any good.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, verily, I will declare thy goodness and thy works, but they shall not profit thee.
NET Bible
I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.
New Heart English Bible
I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.
The Emphasized Bible
I, will expose thy righteousness, - And thy works - but they will not profit thee!
Webster
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
World English Bible
I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.
Youngs Literal Translation
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
Themes
Profit » What is not profitable
Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice their children
Sacrifice » Those that sacrifice to idols
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » Unprofitable
Topics
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Ts@daqah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 57:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Idolatry Is Adultery
11
“About whom were you worried and fearful
That you lied and did not
Nor
Was I not silent even for a long time
And [as a result] you do not fear Me?
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
“When you cry out [for help], let your [ridiculous] collection of idols save you.
But the wind will carry them all away,
A [mere] breath will take them.
But he who takes refuge in Me will possess the land [Judea]
And will inherit My holy mountain.”
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Micah 3:2-4
“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear the skin off my people
And their flesh from their bones;
Isaiah 1:11-15
“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me [without your repentance]?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of [your] burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of well-fed cattle [without your obedience];
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls or lambs or goats [offered without repentance].
Isaiah 29:15
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who [try to] deeply hide their plans from the Lord,
Whose deeds are done in a dark place,
And who say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”
Isaiah 58:2-6
“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight [superficially] to know My ways,
As [if they were in reality] a nation that has done righteousness
And has not abandoned (turned away from) the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me righteous judgments,
They delight in the nearness of God.
Isaiah 59:6-8
Their webs will not serve as clothing,
Nor will they cover themselves with what they make;
Their works are works of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing],
And the act of violence is in their hands.
Isaiah 64:5
You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
Indeed, You were angry, for we sinned;
We have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger].
And shall we be saved [under such circumstances]?
Isaiah 66:3-4
“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood;
He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol.
Such people have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;
Jeremiah 7:4-11
Do not trust in the deceptive and lying words [of the false prophets who claim that Jerusalem will be protected by God because of the temple], saying, ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’
Matthew 23:5
Matthew 23:13
Romans 3:10-20
As it is written and forever remains written,
Romans 10:2-3
For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes].