King James Version

Isaiah 57:12

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

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אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אַגִּ֖ידagidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bewray”, an unfinished actionH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtsidqatekhejusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).וְאֶֽתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְmaasayikhbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוֹעִילֽוּךְyoilukheprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “profit”, an unfinished actionH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will declare thy righteousness; thy works also — they shall not profit thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.

World English Bible

I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they will not benefit you.

Darby Translation

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.

Douay-Rheims

I will declare thy justice, and thy works shall not profit thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will declare thy righteousness; thy works also — they shall not profit thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will declare thy righteousness, and thy sins, which shall not profit thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ ἀπαγγελῶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου, καὶ τὰ κακά σου, ἃ οὐκ ὠφελήσει σε,