Isaiah 57:12
And I will declare thy righteousness, and thy sins, which shall not profit thee.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 1:11Of what value to me is the abundance of your sacrifices? saith the Lord: I am full of whole burnt offerings of rams; and I delight not in the fat of lambs, and the blood of bulls and goats:
Isaiah 44:9But they that framed false gods did not then hearken; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed
Isaiah 59:6Their web shall not become a garment, nor shall they at all clothe themselves with their works; for their works are works of iniquity.
Isaiah 66:3But the transgressor that sacrifices a calf to me, is as he that kills a dog; and he that offers fine flour, as one that offers swine’s blood; he that gives frankincense for a memorial, is as a blasphemer. Yet they have chosen their own ways, and their soul has delighted in their abominations.
Jeremiah 10:11Thus shall ye say to them, Let the gods which have not made heaven and earth perish from off the earth, and from under this sky.
Jeremiah 10:15They are vain works, wrought in mockery; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:4-13
A Charge against the People. ( b. c. 706.) 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou… Read the whole commentary →