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11 “Whom did you so dread—
    and while you feared me[a]
that you lied,
    and you did not remember me,
        and[b] did not lay to heart these things?[c]
Haven’t I remained silent for a long time,
    and still you don’t fear me?”

12 “I will denounce your righteousness[d] and your works,
    for your collections of idols[e] will not benefit you.
13 When you cry out, let your collection deliver you!
    The wind will carry them all off,
        and[f] a mere breath will sweep them all away.”

God’s Reward for the Faithful

“But whoever[g] takes refuge in me will possess the land,
    and will inherit my holy mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:11 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXX read and fear
  2. Isaiah 57:11 So 1QIsaa 4QIsad LXX; MT lacks and
  3. Isaiah 57:11 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT lack thing; LXX reads lay me to heart
  4. Isaiah 57:12 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsad reads justice
  5. Isaiah 57:12 1QIsaa lacks of idols; 4QIsad MT LXX read for they
  6. Isaiah 57:13 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
  7. Isaiah 57:13 Lit. But the one; so 4QIsad MT; 1QIsaa reads But one (i.e. without article)