Isaiah 59:1-4

Evil and Oppression

¹ Behold, _b the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;
² _c but your iniquities have made a separation
between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you
so that he does not hear.
³ _d For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies;
your tongue mutters wickedness.
⁴ _e No one enters suit justly;
no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
_f they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 50:2
   Why, when I came, was there no man; why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst.
   Numbers 11:23
   And the Lord said to Moses, "Is the Lord 's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.
   
2. Cross References
   Jeremiah 5:25
   Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have kept good from you.
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 1:15
   When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 59:14
   Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.
   
5. Cross References
   Job 15:35
   They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, and their womb prepares deceit.
   Psalms 7:14
   Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.