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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

Isaiah 57:12

I will declare thy righteousness - This is evidently spoken ironically. The sense is, ‘you have devoted yourselves to idols, and you have sought the aid of foreigners. I will now announce to you the true nature of the deliverance which they can bring to you.’ This is done in the following verse.

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See also Isaiah 57:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 57:12. _THY RIGHTEOUSNESS _- "My righteousness"] For צדקתך _tsidkathech, THY righteousness_, the _Syriac, Septuagint_, MSS. _Alex_. and _Pachom_., and I. D. II., and _Marchal_. and οἱ Γ,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Chapter s 56:9-57:14 must be read continuously. CHAPTER S 56:9-57:21 The Condition of the Apostate Nation and the two Classes 1. _The condition of the shepherds of Israel (Isaiah 56:9) _ 2. _Apostat...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    AN INVECTIVE AGAINST THE PRO-SAMARITANS. Yahweh turns now bitterly to upbraid the pro-Samaritan party in the community, among whom flourished many of the primitive Palestinian religious practices. To...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FOR. Some codices, with two early printed editions, omit "for", and read "and thy works, they will not profit thee"....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Isaiah 56:9 to Isaiah 57:21. A Protest against the Unworthy Shepherds of God's Flock, and the arrogant Heathenism by which it is threatened; followed by a Message of Consolation to True Israelites Th...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Invective against an idolatrous party. With regard to the reference of this obscure and difficult passage the following points have to be noticed: (1) The scenery of Isaiah 57:5 is unmistakeably Pales...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    But Jehovah will no longer be silent; He will proceed to judgement (cf. again Psalms 50:21). _I will declare thy righteousness_ must be spoken ironically: "I will expose thy (pretended) righteousness....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    3. STUPIDITY TEXT: Isaiah 57:11-13 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long tim...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. DECLARE THY RIGHTEOUSNESS - I will expose publicly thy (hypocritical) righteousness. I will show openly how vain th...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    2. The peace of the grave is better than the condition of unrest under their rulers (Isaiah 57:1). SHALL ENTER.. SHALL REST] RV 'entereth.. rest.' 3, 5. SONS, etc.] i.e. descendants, perpetuating the...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Ironical. AND THY WORKS, etc.] RV 'and as for. thy works, they shall not profit thee.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 57 GOD’S LOYAL PEOPLE MAY SUFFER V1 Sometimes good people die young. So do some holy p...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    I WILL DECLARE THY RIGHTEOUSNESS... — Accepting the Hebrew text, we must look on the word as used ironically, the righteousness which is no righteousness. Comp. Isaiah 64:6. A slight alteration, adopt...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֲנִ֥י אַגִּ֖יד צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְ וְ אֶֽת ־מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1 IT was inevitable, as so

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    NO PEACE TO THE WICKED Isaiah 57:1-21 A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the oaks” (r.v.) and in the vall...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders, righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons of...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    I will declare thy righteousness, (p) and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. (p) That is, your naughtiness, idolatry and impiety which the wicked call God's service: thus he derides their obs...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Justice. He speaks ironically. (Calmet) --- Self-righteousness is vicious. (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This, it should seem, is a representation of such awful characters as were before described, disappointed in the pursuit of their pleasures, pausing over their dreadful state, and yet, though confessi...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12._I will declare thy righteousness. _The Prophet affirms that the Lord will no longer endure what he formerly endured, and that henceforth he must follow a different method. He calls it ironically “...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 55, 56, AND 57. Chapter s 55, 56, 57 are exhortations given in view of these things. Chapter 55 is full free grace, which consequently embraces the Gentiles....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I WILL DECLARE THY RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THY WORKS,.... For, notwithstanding all the idolatry, superstition, irreligion, and cruelty of the church of Rome, she makes large pretences to righteousness, by...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. Ver. 12. _I will declare thy righteousness,_] _i.e., _ Thine unrighteousness, by an irony; _a_ or, Thy righteousness _...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Of whom hast thou been afraid_, &c. And what, or who are they, the fear of whom drives thee to these wicked and desperate practices? Are they not weak and mortal creatures, such as wholly depend upon...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JEHOVAH REJECTS ALL IDOLATERS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I will declare thy righteousness, such as it is, AND THY WORKS, in breaking the covenant; FOR THEY SHALL NOT PROFIT THEE, all the idolatrous acts being duly exposed....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry b...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    I WILL DECLARE; I will no longer be silent and patient towards thee. THY RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THY WORKS; which may be put for the righteousness of thy works, by that known figure, of which SEE POOLE ON ...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 57:12 declare H5046 (H8686) righteousness H6666 works H4639 profit H3276 (H8686)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRESENT BEHAVIOUR OF THE GODLESS; THE PEOPLE BECOME LIKE THE LEADERS THAT THEY SUPPORT (ISAIAH 57:3). There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into idolatry and the occult....

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    The prophet has been giving a very terrible description of the sin of the nation. We need not read it all, but at last he says this: Isaiah 57:10. _Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way;_ «Th...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    A lament for the death of the righteous many of them put to death by persecution. Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none consideri...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Further ethical instructions. Sins of the people denounced. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God is justly displeased when the voice of His rod is not heard, much more, when sin and idolatry a...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth._ This was written as a tribute, it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into peace...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:12 I WILL DECLARE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. See Isaiah 58:1 and Isaiah 64:6

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 57:1, ISAIAH 57:2 THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given to expec

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, and none is considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1). There are many w...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 58:2; Isaiah 59:6; Isaiah 64:5; Isaiah 66:3;...

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