Isaiah 59:1-8

1Behold, 1the Lord’s hand is not so short That it cannot save; 2Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.2But your 3iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His 4face from you so that He does 5not hear.3For your 6hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken 7falsehood, Your tongue mutters wickedness.48No one sues righteously and 9no one pleads 10honestly. They 11trust in confusion and speak lies; They 12conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.5They hatch adders’ eggs and 13weave the spider’s web; He who eats of their eggs dies, And from that which is crushed a snake breaks forth.6Their webs will not become clothing, Nor will they 14cover themselves with their works; Their 15works are works of iniquity, And an 16act of violence is in their 17hands.718Their feet run to evil, And they hasten to shed innocent blood; 19Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Devastation and destruction are in their highways.8They do not know the 20way of peace, And there is 21no justice in their tracks; They have made their paths crooked, 22Whoever treads on 23them does not know peace.