Isaiah 57:10
New International Version
You wearied yourself by such going about, but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.

New Living Translation
You grew weary in your search, but you never gave up. Desire gave you renewed strength, and you did not grow weary.

English Standard Version
You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, “It is hopeless”; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.

Berean Standard Bible
You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.

King James Bible
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

New King James Version
You are wearied in the length of your way; Yet you did not say, ‘There is no hope.’ You have found the life of your hand; Therefore you were not grieved.

New American Standard Bible
“You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless!’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint.

NASB 1995
“You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint.

NASB 1977
“You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint.

Legacy Standard Bible
You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewed strength; Therefore you did not faint.

Amplified Bible
“You were wearied by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is no use.’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not grow weak.

Christian Standard Bible
You became weary on your many journeys, but you did not say, “It’s hopeless! ” You found a renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You became weary on your many journeys, but you did not say, “I give up!” You found a renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.

American Standard Version
Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint.

Contemporary English Version
Though you tired yourself out by running after idols, you refused to stop. Your desires were so strong that they kept you going.

English Revised Version
Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You've tired yourself out with many journeys. You didn't think that it was hopeless. You've found renewed strength, so you didn't faint.

Good News Translation
You wear yourselves out looking for other gods, but you never give up. You think your obscene idols give you strength, and so you never grow weak.

International Standard Version
You grew tired with your many wanderings, but you wouldn't say: 'It is hopeless.' You found new strength for your desire, and so you did not falter.

Majority Standard Bible
You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, ?There is no hope!? You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.

NET Bible
Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, but you do not say, 'I give up.' You get renewed energy, so you don't collapse.

New Heart English Bible
You were wearied with the length of your way; yet you did not say, 'It is in vain.' You found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren't faint.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thy hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

World English Bible
You were wearied with the length of your ways; yet you didn’t say, ‘It is in vain.’ You found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren’t faint.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have labored in the greatness of your way, "" You have not said, It is desperate. You have found the life of your hand, "" Therefore you have not been sick.

Young's Literal Translation
In the greatness of thy way thou hast laboured, Thou hast not said, 'It is desperate.' The life of thy hand thou hast found, Therefore thou hast not been sick.

Smith's Literal Translation
In the abundance of thy way thou wert wearied; thou midst, Not to give over; thou didst find the living of thy hand; for this, thou wert not pained.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy ways: yet thou saidst not: I will rest: thou hast found life of thy hand, therefore thou hast not asked.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have been wearied by the multitude of your own ways. Yet you did not say, “I will cease.” You have found life by your own hand; because of this, you have not prayed.

New American Bible
Though worn out with the length of your journey, you never said, “It is hopeless”; You found your strength revived, and so you did not weaken.

New Revised Standard Version
You grew weary from your many wanderings, but you did not say, “It is useless.” You found your desire rekindled, and so you did not weaken.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You are wearied in the multitude of your corrupt ways; yet you did not say, I will cease; you have wasted away yourself with the guilt of your hands, therefore you did not make supplication.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In the multitude of your ways you are weary and you have not said: "I shall stop!" You have wasted away in the guilt of your hands, because of this you have not prayed earnestly
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not: 'There is no hope'; thou didst find a renewal of thy strength, therefore thou wast not affected.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou hast wearied thyself with thy many ways; yet thou saidst not, I will cease to strengthen myself: for thou has done these things; therefore thou has not supplicated me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Condemns Idolatry
9You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself. 10You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak. 11Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?…

Cross References
Jeremiah 2:25
You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’

Jeremiah 18:12
But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

Hosea 2:7
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

Hosea 7:13-16
Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me. / They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me. / Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me. ...

Jeremiah 9:5
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

Ezekiel 16:28-29
Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied. / So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!

Ezekiel 23:14-18
But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion, / wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth. / At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. ...

2 Kings 17:15
They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.

Psalm 73:7
From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

Proverbs 23:35
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Romans 1:28-32
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...

Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Ephesians 4:19
Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.


Treasury of Scripture

You are wearied in the greatness of your way; yet said you not, There is no hope: you have found the life of your hand; therefore you were not grieved.

wearied

Isaiah 47:13
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Jeremiah 2:36
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Jeremiah 9:5
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

there is

2 Chronicles 28:22,23
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz…

Jeremiah 2:25
Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Jeremiah 44:17,18
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil…

life, or.

Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

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Isaiah 57
1. The blessed death of the righteous
3. God reproves the People for their idolatry
13. He gives promises of mercy to the penitent














You are wearied by your many journeys
This phrase speaks to the relentless pursuit of idolatry and sin by the people of Israel. The Hebrew root for "wearied" (יָגַע, yaga) conveys a sense of exhaustion and toil. Historically, Israel's "journeys" can be seen as their repeated attempts to seek fulfillment and security through alliances with foreign nations and their gods, rather than trusting in Yahweh. This weariness is a spiritual fatigue that comes from striving after things that cannot satisfy.

but you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’
Despite their weariness, the people did not acknowledge the futility of their actions. The Hebrew word for "hopeless" (נואש, noash) implies a sense of despair or giving up. In a conservative Christian perspective, this reflects the stubbornness of the human heart to recognize its need for God. Instead of turning back to God, the Israelites continued in their ways, illustrating the persistent nature of sin and the human tendency to rely on self-effort.

You found renewal of your strength
This phrase suggests a temporary revival or resurgence of energy. The Hebrew word for "renewal" (חַיָּה, chayah) can mean to live or revive. In the context of Isaiah, this renewal is not a positive spiritual renewal from God but rather a deceptive sense of strength that comes from false hope or temporary successes. It serves as a warning against finding strength in anything other than God, as such strength is fleeting and ultimately unsatisfying.

therefore you did not faint
The phrase "did not faint" (לֹא חָלִיתָ, lo chalita) indicates that the people continued in their pursuits without collapsing. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a false endurance, where the absence of immediate consequences leads to a false sense of security. From a conservative Christian viewpoint, this highlights the danger of mistaking God's patience for approval. It is a call to recognize the need for true repentance and reliance on God's strength rather than our own.

(10) Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way . . .--Better, with the length of thy journey--i.e., with the long embassies to Assyria, and to Babylon, as for the time the residence of its kings. For "there is no hope," read, there is no result, or profit. Judah would not acknowledge that the negotiations were fruitless.

Thou hast found the life of thine hand . . .--The words arc a literal rendering, and convey the meaning, Thou didst renew the strength of thine hand--i.e., Judah found a fancied increase of power in the alliance she was seeking, and therefore did not repent of her ignominious diplomacy.

Verse 10. - Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way. Judah had travelled far from God, seeking aid from all quarters, and might well be "wearied" with her quest; but she would not confess her weariness she would not say. There is no hope; she stirred up her remaining strength, and persisted in her course, not suffering herself to "grieve."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You are wearied
יָגַ֔עַתְּ (yā·ḡa·‘at)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3021: To gasp, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil

by your many
בְּרֹ֤ב (bə·rōḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness

journeys,
דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ (dar·kêḵ)
Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

but you did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

say,
אָמַ֖רְתְּ (’ā·mart)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“There is no hope!”
נוֹאָ֑שׁ (nō·w·’āš)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2976: To desist, to despond

You found
מָצָ֔את (mā·ṣāṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

renewal
חַיַּ֤ת (ḥay·yaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

of your strength;
יָדֵךְ֙ (yā·ḏêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

grow weak.
חָלִֽית׃ (ḥā·lîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick


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