Isaiah 59

1Behold, Jehovah’s handH3027 is not shortened, that it cannot saveH3467; neither his earH241 heavyH3513, that it cannot hearH8085: 2but your iniquitiesH5771 have separatedH914 between you and your GodH430, and your sinsH2403 have hidH5641 his faceH6440 from you, so that he will not hearH8085. 3For your handsH3709 are defiled with bloodH1818, and your fingersH676 with iniquityH5771; your lipsH8193 have spokenH1696 liesH8267, your tongueH3956 muttereth wickedness. 4None sueth in righteousnessH6664, and none pleadeth in truth: they trustH982 in vanityH7723, and speakH1696 lies; they conceiveH2029 mischiefH5999, and bringH3205 forthH3205 iniquity. 5They hatchH1234 adders’ eggsH1000, and weaveH707 the spider’sH5908 webH6980: he that eateth of their eggsH1000 dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viperH660. 6Their websH6980 shall not becomeH1961 garmentsH899, neither shall they coverH3680 themselves with their worksH4639: their worksH4639 are worksH4639 of iniquity, and the act of violenceH2555 is in their handsH3709. 7Their feetH7272 runH7323 to evilH7451, and they makeH4116 hasteH4116 to shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818: their thoughtsH4284 are thoughtsH4284 of iniquity; desolation and destructionH7667 are in their paths. 8The wayH1870 of peaceH7965 they knowH3045 not; and there is no justiceH4941 in their goings: they have madeH3045 them crookedH6140 paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not knowH3045 peaceH7965.

9ThereforeH3651 is justiceH4941 farH7368 from us, neither doth righteousnessH6666 overtakeH5381 us: we look for lightH216, but, behold, darknessH2822; for brightness, but we walkH1980 in obscurity. 10We gropeH1659 for the wallH7023 like the blindH5787; yea, we gropeH1659 as they that have no eyesH5869: we stumbleH3782 at noonday as in the twilightH5399; among them that are lusty we are as deadH4191 men. 11We roarH1993 all like bearsH1677, and moanH1897 sore like dovesH3123: we look for justiceH4941, but there is none; for salvationH3444, but it is farH7368 off from us. 12For our transgressionsH6588 are multipliedH7235 before thee, and our sinsH2403 testifyH6030 against us; for our transgressionsH6588 are with us, and as for our iniquitiesH5771, we knowH3045 them: 13transgressingH6586 and denyingH3584 Jehovah, and turning away from following our GodH430, speakingH1696 oppressionH6233 and revolt, conceivingH2029 and utteringH1897 from the heartH3820 wordsH1697 of falsehoodH8267. 14And justiceH4941 is turned awayH7350 backwardH268, and righteousnessH6666 standeth afarH7350 off; for truthH571 is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. 15Yea, truthH571 is lacking; and he that departeth from evilH7451 maketh himself a prey.

And Jehovah sawH7200 it, and it displeased him that there was no justiceH4941. 16And he sawH7200 that there was no manH376, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own armH2220 brought salvation unto him; and his righteousnessH6666, it upheld him. 17And he putH3847 on righteousnessH6666 as a breastplate, and a helmetH3553 of salvationH3444 upon his headH7218; and he putH3847 on garmentsH899 of vengeanceH5359 for clothingH899, and was clad with zealH7068 as a mantle. 18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repayH7999, wrathH2534 to his adversaries, recompenseH1576 to his enemiesH341; to the islandsH339 he will repayH7999 recompenseH1576. 19So shall they fearH3372 the nameH8034 of Jehovah from the westH4628, and his gloryH3519 from the rising of the sunH8121; for he will comeH935 as a rushing stream, which the breathH7307 of Jehovah driveth. 20And a RedeemerH1350 will comeH935 to ZionH6726, and unto them that turnH7725 from transgressionH6588 in JacobH3290, saith Jehovah. 21And as for me, this is my covenantH1285 with them, saith Jehovah: my SpiritH7307 that is upon thee, and my wordsH1697 which I have putH7760 in thy mouthH6310, shall not departH4185 out of thy mouthH6310, nor out of the mouthH6310 of thy seedH2233, nor out of the mouthH6310 of thy seed’s seedH2233, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for everH5769.