Isaiah 59

Separation from Yahweh

1Behold, the hand of Yahweh is not so short

That it cannot save;

Nor is His ear so #59:1 Lit heavy, hardened; cf. Ex 8:15; 1 Sam 6:6dull

That it cannot hear.

2But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God,

And your sins have hidden His #59:2 As in versions; M.T. facesface from you so that He does not hear.

3For your hands are defiled with blood

And your fingers with iniquity;

Your lips have spoken a lie;

Your tongue mutters unrighteousness.

4No one calls in righteousness, and no one seeks justice in truth.

They trust in #59:4 Lit formlessconfusion and speak worthlessness;

They conceive trouble and give birth to wickedness.

5They break open vipers’ eggs and weave 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 a garment,

Nor will they cover themselves with their works;

Their works are works of wickedness,

And a deed of violence is in their #59:6 Lit palmshands.

7Their feet run to evil,

And they are quick to shed innocent blood;

Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness;

Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

8They do not know the way of peace,

And there is no justice in their tracks;

They have made their paths crooked,

Whoever treads on #59:8 Lit itthem does not know peace.

Trangressing and Denying Yahweh

9¶Therefore justice is far from us,

And righteousness does not overtake us;

We hope for light, but behold, darkness,

For brightness, but we walk in thick darkness.

10We grope along the wall like blind men;

We grope like those who have no eyes;

We stumble at midday as in the twilight,

Among those who are vigorous we are like dead men.

11All of us growl like bears,

And moan sadly like doves;

We hope for justice, but there is none,

For salvation, but it is far from us.

12For our transgressions are multiplied before You,

And our sins answer against us;

For our transgressions are with us,

And #59:12 Lit our iniquities we know themwe know our iniquities:

13Transgressing and denying Yahweh,

And turning back from our God,

Speaking oppression and revolt,

Conceiving in and uttering from the heart lying words.

14Justice is turned back,

And righteousness stands far away;

For truth has stumbled in the street,

And rightness cannot enter.

15So it is that truth is missing;

And he who turns aside from evil makes himself plunder.

Then Yahweh saw,

And it was evil in His eyes that there was no justice.

16And He saw that there was no man,

And was astonished that there was no one to intercede;

Then His own arm brought salvation to Him,

And His righteousness upheld Him.

17He put on righteousness like a breastplate,

And a helmet of salvation on His head;

And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing

And wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle.

18According to #59:18 Lit recompensewhat they deserve, #59:18 Lit accordinglyso He will pay in full,

Wrath to His adversaries, #59:18 Lit recompensewhat is deserved to His enemies;

To the coastlands He will #59:18 Lit recompensepay what they deserve.

19So they will fear the name of Yahweh from the west

And His glory from the rising of the sun,

For He will come like a #59:19 Lit narrowrushing stream

Which the wind of Yahweh makes flee.

20“A Redeemer will come to Zion,

And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares Yahweh.

21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says Yahweh: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, nor from the mouth of your seed’s seed,” says Yahweh, “from now and forever.”

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Isaiah 59

The Prophet Condemns the People's Sins

1Don't think that the LORD is too weak to save you or too deaf to hear your call for help! 2It is because of your sins that he doesn't hear you. It is your sins that separate you from God when you try to worship him. 3You are guilty of lying, violence, and murder.

4You go to court, but you haven't got justice on your side. You depend on lies to win your case. You carry out your plans to hurt others. 5-6The evil plots you make are as deadly as the eggs of a poisonous snake. Crush an egg, out comes a snake! But your plots will do you no good — they are as useless as clothing made of cobwebs! 7#Rom 3.15–17You are always planning something evil, and you can hardly wait to do it. You never hesitate to murder innocent people. You leave ruin and destruction wherever you go, 8and no one is safe when you are about. Everything you do is unjust. You follow a crooked path, and no one who walks that path will ever be safe.

The People Confess their Sin

9The people say, “Now we know why God does not save us from those who oppress us. We hope for light to walk by, but there is only darkness, 10and we grope about like blind people. We stumble at noon, as if it were night, as if we were in the dark world of the dead. 11We are frightened and distressed. We long for God to save us from oppression and wrong, but nothing happens.

12“LORD, our crimes against you are many. Our sins accuse us. We are well aware of them all. 13We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies. 14Justice is driven away, and right cannot come near. Truth stumbles in the public square, and honesty finds no place there. 15There is so little honesty that those who stop doing evil find themselves the victims of crime.”

The LORD Prepares to Rescue his People

The LORD has seen this, and he is displeased that there is no justice. 16#Is 63.5He is astonished to see that there is no one to help the oppressed. So he will use his own power to rescue them and to win the victory. 17#Eph 6.14, 17; 1 Thes 5.8He will wear justice like a coat of armour and saving power like a helmet. He will clothe himself with the strong desire to set things right and to punish and avenge the wrongs that people suffer. 18He will punish his enemies according to what they have done, even those who live in distant lands. 19From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind.

20 # Rom 11.26 The LORD says to his people, “I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins. 21And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours for ever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come.”

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