10 You became weary on your many journeys,
but you did not say, “I give up!”(A)
You found a renewal of your strength;[a]
therefore you did not grow weak.
11 Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember Me
or take it to heart?
Have I not kept silent for such a long time[b](B)
and you do not fear Me?
12 I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:10 Lit found life of your hand
  2. Isaiah 57:11 LXX reads And I, when I see you, I pass by

10 You wearied(A) yourself by such going about,
    but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’(B)
You found renewal of your strength,(C)
    and so you did not faint.

11 “Whom have you so dreaded and feared(D)
    that you have not been true to me,
and have neither remembered(E) me
    nor taken this to heart?(F)
Is it not because I have long been silent(G)
    that you do not fear me?
12 I will expose your righteousness and your works,(H)
    and they will not benefit you.

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