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Isaiah 59

New American Standard Bible 2020

Separation from God

1BeholdH2005, 1the Lord’sH3068 handH3027 is not soH4480 shortH7114 ThatH4480 it cannotH4480 saveH3467; 2NorH3808 isH3513 His earH241 soH4480 dullH3513 ThatH4480 it cannotH4480 hearH8085.2But your 3wrongdoingsH5771 have causedH914 aH914 separationH914 betweenH996 you and your GodH430, And your sinsH2403 have hiddenH5641 His 4faceH6440 from you soH4480 thatH4480 He does 5notH4480 hearH8085.3For your 6handsH3709 are defiledH1351 with bloodH1818, And your fingersH676 with wrongdoingH5771; Your lipsH8193 have spokenH1696 7deceitH8267, Your tongueH3956 muttersH1897 wickednessH5767.48NoH369 oneH369 suesH7121 righteouslyH6664 and 9noH369 oneH369 pleadsH8199 10honestlyH530. They 11trustH982 in confusionH8414 and speakH1696 liesH7723; They 12conceiveH2029 troubleH5999 and giveH3205 birthH3205 to disasterH205.5They hatchH1234 vipers’H6848 eggsH1000 and 13weaveH707 the spider’sH5908 webH6980; The one who eatsH398 of their eggsH1000 diesH4191, And from what is crushedH2115, a snakeH660 breaksH1234 outH1234.6Their websH6980 will not becomeH1961 clothingH899, NorH3808 will they 14coverH3680 themselves with their worksH4639; Their 15worksH4639 are worksH4639 of wrongdoingH205, And an 16actH6467 of violenceH2555 is in their 17handsH3709.718Their feetH7272 runH7323 to evilH7451, And they hurryH4116 to shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818; 19Their thoughtsH4284 are thoughtsH4284 of wrongdoingH205, DevastationH7701 and destructionH7667 are in their pathsH4546.8They do not knowH3045 the 20wayH1870 of peaceH7965, And thereH369 isH369 21noH369 justiceH4941 in their tracksH4570; They have madeH6140 their pathsH5410 crookedH6140, 22WhoeverH3605 walksH1869 on 23them does not knowH3045 peaceH7965.

A Confession of Wickedness

9ThereforeH5921H3651 24justiceH4941 isH7368 farH7368 from us, And righteousnessH6666 does not reachH5381 us; We 25hopeH6960 for lightH216, but thereH2009 is darknessH2822, For brightnessH5054, but we walkH1980 in gloomH653.10We 26gropeH1659 for the wallH7023 like peopleH5787 who are blindH5787, We gropeH1659 like those who haveH369 noH369 eyesH5869. We 27stumbleH3782 at middayH6672 as in the twilightH5399; Among those who are healthyH820 we are 28like the deadH4191.11AllH3605 of us growlH1993 like bearsH1677, And 29moanH1897 sadlyH1897 like dovesH3123; We hopeH6960 for 30justiceH4941, but thereH369 isH369 noneH369; For salvationH3444, but it isH7368 farH7368 from us.12For our 31wrongfulH6588 actsH6588 have multipliedH7231 beforeH5048 You, And our 32sinsH2403 have testifiedH6030 against us; For our wrongfulH6588 actsH6588 are with us, And 33we knowH3045 our wrongdoingsH5771:1334OffendingH6586 and 35denyingH3584 the LordH3068, And turningH5472 awayH5472 from our GodH430, SpeakingH1696 36oppressionH6233 and revoltH5627, ConceivingH2029 and 37utteringH1897 lyingH8267 wordsH1697 from the heartH3820.1438JusticeH4941 is turnedH5472 backH268, And 39righteousnessH6666 standsH5975 farH7350 awayH4480; For truthH571 has stumbledH3782 in the streetH7339, And uprightnessH5228 cannotH3201H3808 enterH935.15TruthH571 isH5737 lackingH5737, And one who turnsH5493 asideH5493 from evilH7451 40makesH7997 himself a preyH7997. Now the LordH3068 sawH7200, And it was 41displeasingH7489 in His sightH5869 42that thereH369 wasH369 noH369 justiceH4941.16And He sawH7200 that thereH369 wasH369 43noH369 oneH376, And was amazedH8074 that thereH369 wasH369 notH369 oneH369 to intercedeH6293; Then His 44own armH2220 broughtH3467 salvationH3467 to Him, And His righteousnessH6666 upheldH5564 Him.17He putH3847 onH3847 45righteousnessH6666 like a breastplateH8302, And a 46helmetH3553 of salvationH3444 on His headH7218; And He putH3847 onH3847 47garmentsH899 of vengeanceH5359 for clothingH8516 And wrappedH5844 Himself with 48zealH7068 as a cloakH4598.1849AccordingH5921 to their deedsH1578, 50soH5921 will He repayH7999: WrathH2534 to His adversariesH6862, 51retributionH1576 to His enemiesH340; To the coastlandsH339 He will 52dealH7999 53retributionH1576.19So they will fearH3372 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 from the 54westH4628 And His gloryH3519 from the 55risingH4217 of the sunH8121, For He will 56comeH935 like a 57rushingH6862 streamH5104 Which the windH7307 of the LordH3068 drivesH5127.20“A 58RedeemerH1350 will comeH935 to ZionH6726, And to those in JacobH3290 who 59turnH7725 from wrongdoingH6588,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

21“As for Me, thisH2088 is My 60covenantH1285 with them,” saysH559 the LordH3068: “My 61SpiritH7307 whoH834 is upon you, and My 62wordsH1697 whichH834 I have putH7760 in your mouthH6310 shall not departH4185 from your mouthH6310, norH3808 from the mouthH6310 of your 63offspringH2233, norH3808 from the mouthH6310 of your 64offspring’sH2233 offspringH2233,” saysH559 the LordH3068, “from nowH6258 and foreverH5704H5769.”

Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 59:1 Num 11:23; Is 50:2; Jer 32:17 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 59:1 Is 58:9; 65:24; Ezek 8:18 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 59:2 Is 1:15; 50:1 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 59:2 As in ancient versions; MT faces ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 59:2 Is 58:4 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 59:3 Is 1:15, 21; Jer 2:30, 34; Ezek 7:23; Hos 4:2 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 59:3 Is 28:15; 30:9; 59:13 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 59:4 Is 5:7; 59:14 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 59:4 Is 59:14, 15 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 59:4 Lit in truth ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 59:4 Is 30:12; Jer 7:4, 8 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 59:4 Job 15:35; Ps 7:14; Is 33:11 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 59:5 Job 8:14 ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 59:6 Is 28:20 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 59:6 Is 57:12; Jer 6:7 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 59:6 Is 58:4; Ezek 7:11 ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 59:6 Lit palms ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 59:7 Prov 1:16; 6:17; Rom 3:15-17 ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 59:7 Is 65:2; 66:18; Mark 7:21, 22 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 59:8 Luke 1:79 ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 59:8 Is 59:9, 11; Hos 4:1 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 59:8 Is 57:20, 21 ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 59:8 Lit it ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 59:9 Is 59:14 ↩
  25. 25. Isaiah 59:9 Is 5:30; 8:21, 22 ↩
  26. 26. Isaiah 59:10 Deut 28:29; Job 5:14 ↩
  27. 27. Isaiah 59:10 Is 8:14, 15; 28:13 ↩
  28. 28. Isaiah 59:10 Lam 3:6 ↩
  29. 29. Isaiah 59:11 Is 38:14; Ezek 7:16 ↩
  30. 30. Isaiah 59:11 Is 59:9, 14 ↩
  31. 31. Isaiah 59:12 Ezra 9:6; Is 58:1 ↩
  32. 32. Isaiah 59:12 Is 3:9; Jer 14:7; Hos 5:5 ↩
  33. 33. Isaiah 59:12 Lit our wrongdoings we know them ↩
  34. 34. Isaiah 59:13 Or Revolting against and ↩
  35. 35. Isaiah 59:13 Josh 24:27; Prov 30:9; Matt 10:33; Titus 1:16 ↩
  36. 36. Isaiah 59:13 Is 5:7; 30:12; Jer 9:3, 4 ↩
  37. 37. Isaiah 59:13 Is 59:3, 4; Mark 7:21, 22 ↩
  38. 38. Isaiah 59:14 Is 1:21; 5:7 ↩
  39. 39. Isaiah 59:14 Is 46:12; Hab 1:4 ↩
  40. 40. Isaiah 59:15 Is 5:23; 10:2; 29:21; 32:7 ↩
  41. 41. Isaiah 59:15 Or evil ↩
  42. 42. Isaiah 59:15 Is 1:21-23 ↩
  43. 43. Isaiah 59:16 Is 41:28; 63:5; Ezek 22:30 ↩
  44. 44. Isaiah 59:16 Ps 98:1; Is 52:10; 63:5 ↩
  45. 45. Isaiah 59:17 Eph 6:14 ↩
  46. 46. Isaiah 59:17 Eph 6:17; 1 Thess 5:8 ↩
  47. 47. Isaiah 59:17 Is 63:2, 3 ↩
  48. 48. Isaiah 59:17 Is 9:7; 37:32; Zech 1:14 ↩
  49. 49. Isaiah 59:18 Job 34:11; Is 65:6, 7; 66:6; Jer 17:10 ↩
  50. 50. Isaiah 59:18 Lit accordingly ↩
  51. 51. Isaiah 59:18 Lit requital ↩
  52. 52. Isaiah 59:18 Lit repay ↩
  53. 53. Isaiah 59:18 Lit requital ↩
  54. 54. Isaiah 59:19 Is 49:12 ↩
  55. 55. Isaiah 59:19 Ps 113:3 ↩
  56. 56. Isaiah 59:19 Is 30:28; 66:12 ↩
  57. 57. Isaiah 59:19 Lit narrow ↩
  58. 58. Isaiah 59:20 Rom 11:26 ↩
  59. 59. Isaiah 59:20 Ezek 18:30, 31; Acts 2:38, 39 ↩
  60. 60. Isaiah 59:21 Jer 31:31-34; Rom 11:27 ↩
  61. 61. Isaiah 59:21 Is 11:2; 32:15; 44:3 ↩
  62. 62. Isaiah 59:21 Is 55:11 ↩
  63. 63. Isaiah 59:21 Lit seed ↩
  64. 64. Isaiah 59:21 Lit seed ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 59

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