Isaiah 57:12
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I will declare thy righteousness and thy works, for they shall not profit thee.
I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds, But they will not benefit you.
I will expose your [pretended] righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
I will announce your righteousness, and your works—they will not profit you.
I will bring evidence about your righteousness and your actions; they won’t help you.
I will expose your [so-called] ‘righteousness’; and what you have done won’t help you.
You think you're so good, but I'll point out the truth.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.
I will declare thy justice, and thy works shall not profit thee.
I could tell about your ‘good works’ and all the ‘religious’ things you do, but that will not help you.
Now I will speak against the things that you do. You think that they are good and right, but those things will not help you.
I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not benefit you.
I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.
I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.
I will tell about your ‘·goodness [righteousness]’ and ·what you do [your works], and those things will ·do you no good [not profit/help you].
I will declare thy righteousness and thy works, and they shall not profit thee.
I’ll tell you about your righteous ways and what you have done, but they won’t help you.
You think that what you do is right, but I will expose your conduct, and your idols will not be able to help you.
I will expose your righteousness, and your works—they will not profit you.
I will tell about your ‘goodness’ and what you do. And those things will do you no good.
“I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, But they will not profit you.
I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but they will not benefit you.
And then there is your “righteousness” and your “good works”—none of which will save you.
“Who talked you into the pursuit of this nonsense, leaving me high and dry, forgetting you ever knew me? Because I don’t yell and make a scene, do you think I don’t exist? I’ll go over, detail by detail, all your ‘righteous’ attempts at religion, and expose the absurdity of it all. Go ahead, cry for help to your collection of no-gods: A good wind will blow them away. They’re smoke, nothing but smoke. “But anyone who runs to me for help will inherit the land, will end up owning my holy mountain!” * * *
I will declare your righteousness, and your works, yet they shall not profit you.
I’ll tell you about your righteous ways and what you have done, but they won’t help you.
I will proclaim your justice and your works; but they shall not help you.
I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, And they will not benefit you.
“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, But they will not profit you.
Now I will expose your conduct that you regard as so righteous.
I will tell about your ‘goodness’ and what you do, and those things will do you no good.
I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.
You have not done what is right or good. I will let everyone know about it. And that will not be of any benefit to you.
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.
I will declare your righteousness And your works, For they will not profit you.
I will make known how right you are and what you have done, but it will not help you.
Now I will expose your so-called good deeds. None of them will help you.
I will concede your righteousness and your works, but they will not help you.
I will concede your righteousness and your works, but they will not help you.
I will concede your righteousness and your works, but they will not help you.
I will announce your verdict, and the objects you made will not help you.
I will preach thy tzedakah, and thy ma’asim, that they shall not profit thee.
I will tell of your righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.
I will tell of your righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.
I will expose your ‘righteousness’, and your deeds— they will not profit you.
I will tell the story of your righteousness and good deeds, but they can’t help you now.
I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they will not benefit you.
I shall tell [out] thy rightfulness, and thy works shall not profit to thee. (I shall tell out thy so-called righteousness, and thy works shall not profit thee.)
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
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