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World English Bible

Isaiah 59 (WEBP)

[1] Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.
[2] But your iniquities have separated you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
[3] For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness.
[4] No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
[5] They hatch adders’ eggs and weave the spider’s web. He who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.
[6] Their webs won’t become garments. They won’t cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity, and acts of violence are in their hands.
[7] Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.
[8] They don’t know the way of peace; and there is no justice in their ways. They have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever goes in them doesn’t know peace.
[9] Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness doesn’t overtake us. We look for light, but see darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
[10] We grope for the wall like the blind. Yes, we grope as those who have no eyes. We stumble at noon as if it were twilight. Among those who are strong, we are like dead men.
[11] We all roar like bears and moan sadly like doves. We look for justice, but there is none, for salvation, but it is far off from us.
[12] For our transgressions are multiplied before you, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them:
[13] transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
[14] Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness can’t enter.
[15] Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.
[16] He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor. Therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness sustained him.
[17] He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
[18] According to their deeds, he will repay as appropriate: wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies. He will repay the islands their due.
[19] So they will fear Yahweh’s name from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which Yahweh’s breath drives.
[20] “A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.
[21] “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 59 (KJVS)

[1] Behold , the LORD’S hand is not shortened (), that it cannot save (); neither his ear heavy (), that it cannot hear ():
[2] But your iniquities have separated () between you and your God , and your sins have hid () [his] face from you, that he will not hear ().
[3] For your hands are defiled () with blood , and your fingers with iniquity ; your lips have spoken () lies , your tongue hath muttered () perverseness .
[4] None calleth () for justice , nor [any] pleadeth () for truth : they trust () in vanity , and speak () lies ; they conceive () mischief , and bring forth () iniquity .
[5] They hatch () cockatrice ’ eggs , and weave () the spider’s web : he that eateth () of their eggs dieth (), and that which is crushed breaketh out () into a viper .
[6] Their webs shall not become garments , neither shall they cover () themselves with their works : their works [are] works of iniquity , and the act of violence [is] in their hands .
[7] Their feet run () to evil , and they make haste () to shed () innocent blood : their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity ; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths .
[8] The way of peace they know () not; and [there is] no judgment in their goings : they have made them crooked () paths : whosoever goeth () therein shall not know () peace .
[9] Therefore is judgment far () from us, neither doth justice overtake () us: we wait () for light , but behold obscurity ; for brightness , [but] we walk () in darkness .
[10] We grope () for the wall like the blind , and we grope () as if [we had] no eyes : we stumble () at noonday as in the night ; [we are] in desolate places as dead () [men].
[11] We roar () all like bears , and mourn () sore () like doves : we look () for judgment , but [there is] none; for salvation , [but] it is far off () from us.
[12] For our transgressions are multiplied () before thee, and our sins testify () against us: for our transgressions [are] with us; and [as for] our iniquities , we know () them;
[13] In transgressing () and lying () against the LORD , and departing away () from our God , speaking () oppression and revolt , conceiving () and uttering () from the heart words of falsehood .
[14] And judgment is turned away () backward , and justice standeth () afar off : for truth is fallen () in the street , and equity cannot () enter ().
[15] Yea, truth faileth (); and he [that] departeth () from evil maketh himself a prey (): and the LORD saw () [it], and it displeased () him that [there was] no judgment .
[16] And he saw () that [there was] no man , and wondered () that [there was] no intercessor (): therefore his arm brought salvation () unto him; and his righteousness , it sustained () him.
[17] For he put on () righteousness as a breastplate , and an helmet of salvation upon his head ; and he put on () the garments of vengeance [for] clothing , and was clad () with zeal as a cloke .
[18] According to [their] deeds , accordingly he will repay (), fury to his adversaries , recompence to his enemies (); to the islands he will repay () recompence .
[19] So shall they fear () the name of the LORD from the west , and his glory from the rising of the sun . When the enemy shall come in () like a flood , the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard () against him.
[20] And the Redeemer () shall come () to Zion , and unto them that turn () from transgression in Jacob , saith () the LORD .
[21] As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith () the LORD ; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have put () in thy mouth , shall not depart () out of thy mouth , nor out of the mouth of thy seed , nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed , saith () the LORD , from henceforth and for ever .

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 59 (YLT)

[1] Lo, the hand of Jehovah Hath not been shortened from saving, Nor heavy his ear from hearing.
[2] But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you-from hearing.
[3] For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.
[4] There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity.
[5] Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave, Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper.
[6] Their webs become not a garment, Nor do they cover themselves with their works, Their works are works of iniquity, And a deed of violence is in their hands.
[7] Their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed innocent blood, Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Spoiling and destruction are in their highways.
[8] A way of peace they have not known, And there is no judgment in their paths, Their paths they have made perverse for themselves, No treader in it hath known peace.
[9] Therefore hath judgment been far from us, And righteousness reacheth us not, We wait for light, and lo, darkness, For brightness-in thick darkness we go,
[10] We feel like the blind for the wall, Yea, as without eyes we feel, We have stumbled at noon as at twilight, In desolate places as the dead.
[11] We make a noise as bears-all of us, And as doves we coo sorely; We wait for judgment, and there is none, For salvation-it hath been far from us.
[12] For our transgressions have been multiplied before Thee, And our sins have testified against us, For our transgressions are with us, And our iniquities-we have known them.
[13] Transgressing, and lying against Jehovah, And removing from after our God, Speaking oppression and apostasy, Conceiving and uttering from the heart Words of falsehood.
[14] And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,
[15] And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.
[16] And He seeth that there is no man, And is astonished that there is no intercessor, And His own arm giveth salvation to Him, And His righteousness-it sustained Him.
[17] And He putteth on righteousness as a breastplate, And an helmet of salvation on His head, And He putteth on garments of vengeance for clothing, And is covered, as with an upper-robe, with zeal.
[18] According to deeds-so He repayeth. Fury to His adversaries, their deed to His enemies, To the isles their deed He repayeth.
[19] And they fear from the west the name of Jehovah, And from the rising of the sun-His honour, When come in as a flood doth an adversary, The Spirit of Jehovah hath raised an ensign against him.
[20] And come to Zion hath a redeemer, Even to captives of transgression in Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah.
[21] And I-this is My covenant with them, said Jehovah, My Spirit that is on thee, And My words that I have put in thy mouth, Depart not from thy mouth, And from the mouth of thy seed, And from the mouth of thy seed’s seed, said Jehovah, From henceforth unto the age!