New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 59:1-8

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 wickednessH5767.4 8NoH369 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 17handsH3709.7 18Their 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.

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Notes

1. Isaiah 59:1 Num 11:23; Is 50:2; Jer 32:17 ↩
2. Isaiah 59:1 Is 58:9; 65:24; Ezek 8:18 ↩
3. Isaiah 59:2 Is 1:15; 50:1 ↩
4. Isaiah 59:2 As in ancient versions; MT faces ↩
5. Isaiah 59:2 Is 58:4 ↩
6. Isaiah 59:3 Is 1:15, 21; Jer 2:30, 34; Ezek 7:23; Hos 4:2 ↩
7. Isaiah 59:3 Is 28:15; 30:9; 59:13 ↩
8. Isaiah 59:4 Is 5:7; 59:14 ↩
9. Isaiah 59:4 Is 59:14, 15 ↩
10. Isaiah 59:4 Lit in truth ↩
11. Isaiah 59:4 Is 30:12; Jer 7:4, 8 ↩
12. Isaiah 59:4 Job 15:35; Ps 7:14; Is 33:11 ↩
13. Isaiah 59:5 Job 8:14 ↩
14. Isaiah 59:6 Is 28:20 ↩
15. Isaiah 59:6 Is 57:12; Jer 6:7 ↩
16. Isaiah 59:6 Is 58:4; Ezek 7:11 ↩
17. Isaiah 59:6 Lit palms ↩
18. Isaiah 59:7 Prov 1:16; 6:17; Rom 3:15-17 ↩
19. Isaiah 59:7 Is 65:2; 66:18; Mark 7:21, 22 ↩
20. Isaiah 59:8 Luke 1:79 ↩
21. Isaiah 59:8 Is 59:9, 11; Hos 4:1 ↩
22. Isaiah 59:8 Is 57:20, 21 ↩
23. Isaiah 59:8 Lit it ↩

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