12 I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.

Other Translations of Isaiah 57:12

King James Version

12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

English Standard Version

12 I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.

The Message

12 I'll go over, detail by detail, all your 'righteous' attempts at religion, and expose the absurdity of it all.

New King James Version

12 I will declare your righteousness And your works, For they will not profit you.

New Living Translation

12 Now I will expose your so-called good deeds. None of them will help you.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 57:12

Commentary on Isaiah 57:3-12

(Read Isaiah 57:3-12)

The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry before the captivity; but not after that affliction. Their zeal in the worship of false gods, may shame our indifference in the worship of the true God. The service of sin is disgraceful slavery; those who thus debase themselves to hell, will justly have their portion there. Men incline to a religion that inflames their unholy passions. They are led to do any evil, however great or vile, if they think it will atone for crimes, or purchase indulgence for some favourite lust. This explains idolatry, whether pagan, Jewish, or antichristian. But those who set up anything instead of God, for their hope and confidence, never will come to a right end. Those who forsake the only right way, wander in a thousand by-paths. The pleasures of sin soon tire, but never satisfy. Those who care not for the word of God and his providences, show they have no fear of God. Sin profits not; it ruins and destroys.