Verse 12
Isaiah 57:12
American Standard Version
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I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲנִ֥י אַגִּ֖יד צִדְקָתֵ֑/ךְ וְ/אֶֽת מַעֲשַׂ֖יִ/ךְ וְ/לֹ֥א יוֹעִילֽוּ/ךְ
English Translation
I will tell of your righteousness and of your deeds, and they will not benefit you.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 57 Context
1
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none consid...
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He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.
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3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
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4
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are...
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5
ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the val...
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6
Among the smooth [stones] of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast th...
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7
Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrific...
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8
And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered [thyself]...
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9
And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassa...
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10
Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a...
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11
And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid...
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12
I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
13
When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a bre...
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14
And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way...
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15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the h...
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16
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before m...
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17
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and...
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18
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to...
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19
I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith...
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20
But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
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21
There is no peace, saith my God (Elohim), to the wicked.
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