John Gill Commentary Isaiah 57:11

"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 time, and thou fearest me not?" — Isaiah 57:11 (ASV)

And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have
lied
By assuming the name of Christian, when it did not belong to her; as it does not to the church of Rome which is antichristian: this lie is told, not out of any fear of God, or reverence of Christ; for she has no fear or reverence of either; but to serve a purpose, to blind the eyes of men under the Christian name, and, with a pretence to serve the cause of Christianity, to get all Christendom under her power:

and have not remembered me; or, "for you have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart?" or, "put me upon your heart" ^F24; had no regard to Christ, nor had true faith in him, nor love to him; but all the reverse; degraded him in his offices, corrupted his doctrines, ordinances, and worship. The Targum is,``and have not remembered my worship, nor put my fear upon your heart:''

and have not held my peace even of old, and you fear me not; or, "therefore you fear me not" ^F25; because as yet the vials of God's wrath are not poured out, or his judgment inflicted on antichrist; but, ever since he began to reign, he has enjoyed great prosperity; therefore he fears not God, nor regards man; but says, "I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow", (Revelation 18:7) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F24: (Kbl le tmv al trkz al) "nam mei non es recordata, neque posuisti me super cor tuum", Grotius.
• F25: (waryt al ytwaw) "idcirco me non times", Calvin, Piscator, Gataker.