Isaiah 57:11-13

Easy-to-Read Version

¹¹ You did not remember me.
    You did not even notice me!
So who were you worrying about?
    Who were you afraid of?
    Why did you lie?
Look, I have been quiet for a long time.
    Is that why you didn’t honor me?
¹² I could tell about your ‘good works’ and all the ‘religious’ things you do,
    but that will not help you.
¹³ When you need help,
    you cry to those false gods that you have gathered around you.
    Let them help you!
But I tell you, the wind will blow them all away.
    A puff of wind will blow them all away.
But the one who depends on me
    will get the land I promised
    and enjoy my holy mountain.^[a]”