10 “You were tired out by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘(A)It is hopeless.’
You found [a]renewed strength,
Therefore you did not [b]faint.

11 “Of (B)whom were you worried and fearful
When you lied, and did (C)not remember Me
[c]Nor (D)give Me a thought?
Was I not silent even for a long time
So you do not fear Me?
12 “I will (E)declare your righteousness and your (F)deeds,
But they will not profit you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:10 Lit the life of your hand
  2. Isaiah 57:10 Or become sick
  3. Isaiah 57:11 Lit You did not set it upon your heart

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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