ישעיהו 57:12
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
Context
This verse from ישעיהו Chapter 57 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament over the death of the righteous who perish without anyone caring while idolaters multiply. The wicked are condemned for their fertility cult prostitution and child sacrifice. But the humble and contrite in spirit will be revived. 'There is …
תרגומים נוספים
I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
הפניות צולבות
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And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, …
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, …
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not …
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, …
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, …
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked …
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for …
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he …
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; …