Isaiah 57:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Isaiah 57:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will declare thy righteousness - This is evidently spoken ironically. The sense is, ‘you have devoted yourselves to idols, and you have sought the aid of foreigners. I will now announce to you...
Isaiah 57:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will declare thy righteousness, (p) and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. (p) That is, your naughtiness, idolatry and impiety which the wicked call God's service: thus he derides their ob...
Isaiah 57:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An Invective against the Pro-Samaritans. Yahweh turns now bitterly to upbraid the pro-Samaritan party in the community, among whom flourished many of the primitive Palestinian religious practices....
Isaiah 57:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

for. Some codices, with two early printed editions, omit "for", and read "and thy works, they will not profit thee".
Isaiah 57:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. I will declare thy righteousness. The Prophet affirms that the Lord will no longer endure what he formerly endured, and that henceforth he must follow a different method. He calls it iro...
Isaiah 57:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. Thy righteousness "My righteousness" - For צדקתך tsidkathech, Thy righteousness, the Syriac, Septuagint, MSS. Alex. an...
Isaiah 57:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. Declare thy righteousness - I will expose publicly thy (hypocritical) righteousness. I will show openly how va...
Isaiah 57:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2. The peace of the grave is better than the condition of unrest under their rulers ( Isaiah 57:1 ). Shall enter.. shall rest] RV 'entereth.. rest.' 3, 5. Sons , etc.] i.e. descendants, perpet...
Isaiah 57:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I will declare thy righteousness... — Accepting the Hebrew text, we must look on the word as used ironically, the righteousness which is no righteousness. Comp. Isaiah 64:6 . A slight alteration,...
Isaiah 57:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9-12 ; Isaiah 57:1-21 ; Isaiah 58:1-14 ; Isaiah 59:1-21 IT was inevitable, as soon as their city was again fairly in sight, th...
Isaiah 57:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

No Peace to the Wicked Isaiah 57:1-21 A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the oaks” (r.v.) and in th...
Isaiah 57:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders, righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons o...
Isaiah 57:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This, it should seem, is a representation of such awful characters as were before described, disappointed in the pursuit of their pleasures, pausing over their dreadful state, and yet, though confess...
Isaiah 57:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works ,.... For, notwithstanding all the idolatry, superstition, irreligion, and cruelty of the church of Rome, she makes large pretences to righteousness,...
Isaiah 57:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. Ver. 12. I will declare thy righteousness, ] i.e., Thine unrighteousness, by an irony; a or, Thy righteousness...
Isaiah 57:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Of whom hast thou been afraid , &c. And what, or who are they, the fear of whom drives thee to these wicked and desperate practices? Are they not weak and mortal creatures, such as wholly depend...
Isaiah 57:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Charge against the People. B. C. 706. 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorcere...
Isaiah 57:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will declare; I will no longer be silent and patient towards thee. Thy righteousness and thy works; which may be put for the righteousness of thy works, by that known figure, of which See Pool...
Isaiah 57:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Present Behaviour of the Godless; The People Become Like the Leaders That They Support ( Isaiah 57:3-14 ). There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into idolatry and th...
Isaiah 57:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A lament for the death of the righteous many of them put to death by persecution. Isaiah 57:1-2 . The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none cons...
Isaiah 57:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 57:1 . The righteous perisheth. This was written as a tribute, it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into pe...
Isaiah 57:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 57:1 , Isaiah 57:2 THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR . The Hebrews were given to expect that long life should, as a general rule, accompan...
Isaiah 57:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah Rejects all Idolaters
Isaiah 57:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 1:11-15 ; Isaiah 58:2-6 ; Isaiah 59:6-8 ; Isaiah 64:5 ; Isaiah 66:3 ; Isaiah 66:4 ; Jeremiah 7:4-11 ; Micah 3:2-4 ; Matthew 23:14 ; Matthew 23:5 ; Romans 10:2 ; Romans 10:3 ; Roma...

Isaiah 57:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 57:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 57:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 57:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 57:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 57:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 57:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 57:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 57:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 57:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 57:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 57:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge