The Meaning of Isaiah 1:12 Explained

Isaiah 1:12

KJV: When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

YLT: When ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?

Darby: When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand to tread my courts?

ASV: When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 1:12?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 1:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 1:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 1:12?

What is the context of Isaiah 1:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

What does Isaiah 1:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 1:10-20 - Religion Without Righteousness Vain

The prophet points out, first the misery that had overtaken the country, Isaiah 1:4-9; and then the sins of the ruling classes, Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 1:17; Isaiah 1:21-23. What may be called personal and private sins, such as drunkenness, vanity, bribery, and the oppression of the poor, are viewed in their public hearing, as bringing wrath and disaster on the whole nation. No man can sin by himself. His most private sins react on the whole community. Thistle-down floats far and wide. In reply, the nation pointed to the splendid ritual and innumerable sacrifices of the Temple service. But these observances only added to the tale of their sins, because they were formal and perfunctory. The sacrifice of God is a broken and contrite heart. The outward is absolutely worthless, unless it is the expression of the inward and the spiritual. But where a pure and holy spirit is present, the simplest forms are magnificent in their significance and value. To atone becomes the base of a ladder to heaven, and the thorn-bush flames with Deity. But forgiveness is freely offered to the guilty. Crimson and scarlet are the most lasting of all colors, and their removal impresses the completeness of God's pardoning love. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 1

¹ Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion
⁵ He laments her judgments
¹⁰ He upbraids their whole service
¹⁶ He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats
²¹ Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments
²⁵ He promises grace
²⁸ And threatens destruction to the wicked

What do the individual words in Isaiah 1:12 mean?

When you come to appear before Me who has required this from your hand to trample My courts

כִּ֣י תָבֹ֔אוּ לֵרָא֖וֹת פָּנָ֑י מִי־ בִקֵּ֥שׁ זֹ֛את מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם רְמֹ֥ס ؟ חֲצֵרָֽי

תָבֹ֔אוּ	you come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לֵרָא֖וֹת	to appear
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
פָּנָ֑י	before Me
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
בִקֵּ֥שׁ	has required
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
זֹ֛את	this
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם	from your hand
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: יָד Sense: hand.
רְמֹ֥ס	to trample
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: רָמַס Sense: to trample.
؟ חֲצֵרָֽי	My courts
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, first person common singular Root: חָצֵר Sense: court, enclosure.

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Similar Scriptures for Isaiah 1:12

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