Isaiah 57:11

And of whom hast thou dreaded or feared, 1 that thou hast lived a lie, 1 and hast not remembered Me, 1 nor laid it to thy lev (i.e., pondered it)? 1 Have not I held My peace me'olam (even from of old), 1 and thou fearest Me not? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

10Thou art wearied in the length of thy derech; 1 yet saidst thou not: It is hopeless; 1 thou hast found the chayyat yad (life of hand, power) of thine; 1 therefore thou wast not faint. 1

12I will preach thy tzedakah, 1 and thy ma'asim, that they shall not profit thee. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 29:25The fear of adam bringeth a mokesh (snare), 1 but he who putteth his trust in Hashem shall be secure. 1

Isaiah 26:10Let grace be shown to the rasha, 1 yet he will not learn tzedek; 1 in the Eretz Nekhochot (Land of Straightforwardness) he will deal unjustly, 1 and will not regard the ge'ut Hashem (majesty, exaltedness of Hashem ). 1

Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am He that comforteth you. 1 Who art thou, that thou shouldest fear enosh that shall die, 1 and ben adam which shall be made as khatzir (grass); 1

Jeremiah 2:32Can a betulah forget her jewelry, 1 or a kallah her adornments? 1 Yet My people have forgotten Me 1 yamim ein mispar (days without number). 1

Jeremiah 9:3Be ye shomer every one over his re'a (neighbor, friend) 1 and trust ye not in kol ach (any brother); 1 for kol ach will ya'akov (utterly supplant, deceive), 1 and every re'a (neighbor) will holech rakhil (walk as the slanderer, gossiper). 1

Ezekiel 13:22Because with sheker (falsehood) ye have made the lev tzaddik sad, to whom I have not brought sadness; and strengthened the hands of the rasha, that he should not turn from his derech harah to save his life;

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 →

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