Isaiah 1:12 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah,

Isaiah 1:11 `Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated <FI>with<Fi> burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.

Isaiah 1:12 When ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?

Isaiah 1:13 Add not to bring in a vain present, Incense--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to Me, New moon, and sabbath, calling of convocation! Rendure not iniquity--and a restraint!

Isaiah 1:14 Your new moons and your set seasons hath My soul hated, They have been upon me for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "appear", "before", "hath", "required", "hand", "trample", and "courts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "appear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Why to Me the abundance of your..." into verse 13's "Add not to bring in a vain...", so "come" and "appear" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "appear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.