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Isaiah 57:12-14
New International Version
Isaiah 57:12-14
New International Version
12 I will expose your righteousness and your works,(A)
and they will not benefit you.
13 When you cry out(B) for help,
let your collection of idols save(C) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
a mere breath will blow(D) them away.
But whoever takes refuge(E) in me
will inherit the land(F)
and possess my holy mountain.”(G)
Comfort for the Contrite
14 And it will be said:
Isaiah 57:12-14
Amplified Bible
Isaiah 57:12-14
Amplified Bible
12
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
13
“When you cry out [for help], let your [ridiculous] collection of idols save you.
But the wind will carry them all away,
A [mere] breath will take them.
But he who takes refuge in Me will possess the land [Judea]
And will inherit My holy mountain.”(A)
14
And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, clear the way.
Remove the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people.”
Isaiah 57:12-14
The Message
Isaiah 57:12-14
The Message
11-13 “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!”
* * *
14 Someone says: “Build, build! Make a road!
Clear the way, remove the rocks
from the road my people will travel.”
Isaiah 57:12-14
Common English Bible
Isaiah 57:12-14
Common English Bible
12 I will bring evidence about your righteousness and your actions;
they won’t help you.
13 When you cry out,
let those things you’ve gathered save you!
The wind will lift them all;
one breath will take them away.
but those taking refuge in me will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain.
Peace for the remorseful
14 It will be said: “Survey, survey; build a road!
Remove barriers from my people’s road!”
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