1 Yahweh's arm is not too short to save nor his ear too dull to hear.
2 It is your sins, rather, that separate you from God. It is your iniquities that veil his face, so that he does not hear you.
3 For your hands are blood-stained, your fingers blotted with crimes; your lips have spoken lies, your tongues have uttered deceit.
4 No one fights for a right cause; no one makes a truthful plea. They all tell lies and rely on vanity; they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
5 They hatch vipers' eggs and weave spiders' webs. Whoever eats their eggs dies; and from an egg that is crushed a venomous snake is hatched.
6 Their thread gives useless cloth; their works are of help to no one. Their plans are evil plots executed in deeds of violence.
7 Their feet rush to do evil; they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their minds are full of wicked thoughts, leaving in their wake ruin and havoc.
8 They do not know the way of peace; from them no one can expect justice. They have made their roads tricky and crooked so that he who follows them is lost or waylaid.
9 So, far away from us lies justice, and beyond reach is righteousness. We look for light but behold darkness; we long for brightness but walk in gloom.
10 Like the blind we grope for the wall, like those without eyes we feel our way. We stumble at noon as at twilight; we are dead in the midst of our sins.
11 We are like bears that growl; we are like doves that moan. We look for justice and find none; we wait for salvation that never comes.
12 For our offenses before you are many, and our sins bear witness against us. We acknowledge our offenses; we know all our iniquities.
13 Yes, we have betrayed and deceived Yahweh, turning away from following our God. We have planned violence and rebellion; we have thought and murmured lies.
14 Justice has been withheld, righteousness stands aloof, for truth has fallen in the public square and integrity is not allowed to enter.
15 There is no sincerity nor honesty. The man who turns from evil is despoiled. Yahweh has seen this and is aggrieved that justice does not exist.
16 Appalled at seeing none would intervene, his own arm brought about the victory, his justice giving him its support.
17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and salvation as a helmet upon his head. He wrapped himself in garments of vengeance and put on a mantle of fury.
18 To each he will pay his due - wrath to his enemy, reprisal to his foe.
19 Those in the west will hear the name of Yahweh; those in the east will see his glory. For it will come like a pent-up stream driven by the breath of Yahweh.
20 But to Zion he will come as redeemer, and to those of Jacob who turn from sin. This is Yahweh speaking.
21 For my part, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh. My spirit which I have poured out on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will never leave you, nor your children, nor your children's children forever and ever.
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Isaiah 59 talks about the consequences of sin and the need for repentance to restore the relationship of the people with God. The chapter highlights how iniquity and injustice remove people from God and cause their wrath. However, the Lord still offers his arm to save and his spirit to transform. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Isaiah 59:
Psalm 51:3-4: "For I recognize my iniquity and I always have before me my sin. Against you, only against you, I have sinned and practiced what is evil to your eyes; so you are fair to pronounce the sentence And without disapproving you I get the punishment. " This Psalm of David reflects the spirit of repentance that is emphasized in Isaiah 59. David recognizes his iniquity and guilt, and cries to God for mercy and forgiveness.
Ezekiel 18:30-31: "Therefore, O nation of Israel, I will judge each of you according to your procedure. Repent! Go away from all your sins, so that sin does not lead them to ruin . " This verse of Ezekiel talks about the need for regret to avoid the ruin caused by sin. This reflects Isaiah's central message 59 on the importance of repentance to restore the relationship of the people with God.
Isaiah 1:16-17: "WASH, Purify yourself! Remove from my view the evil of your actions! Stop doing evil, learn to do good! Seek justice, end up with oppression. From the orphan, defend the cause of the widow. " This verse highlights the importance of justice and righteousness as an expression of true faith in God. This is related to the theme of Isaiah 59 on the need to abandon iniquity and injustice to restore relationship with God.
Proverbs 28:13: "He who hides his sins does not prosper, but who confesses and abandons them finds mercy." This verse highlights the importance of confessing and abandoning sins to find God's mercy. This is related to the theme of Isaiah 59 on the need for repentance to restore the relationship of the people with God.
1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all injustice." This verse highlights God's faithfulness and righteousness to forgive and purify those who confess their sins. This is related to the central message of Isaiah 59 on the need for repentance to restore the relationship of the people with God.
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