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World English Bible Classic
[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.”
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.”
King James Version
[1] Behold, H2005 the Lord’s H3068 hand H3027 is not shortened, H7114 (QalPerf) that it cannot save; H3467 (HiphInf) neither his ear H241 heavy, H3513 (QalPerf) that it cannot hear: H8085 (QalInf) [2] but your iniquities H5771 have separated H914 (HiphPtc) between H996 you and your God, H430 and your sins H2403 have hid H5641 (HiphPerf)§ his face H6440 from you, that he will not hear. H8085 (QalInf) [3] For your hands H3709 are defiled H1351 (NiphPerf) with blood, H1818 and your fingers H676 with iniquity; H5771 your lips H8193 have spoken H1696 (PielPerf) lies, H8267 your tongue H3956 hath muttered H1897 (QalImpf) perverseness. H5766 [4] None calleth H7121 (QalActPtc) for justice, H6664 nor any pleadeth H8199 (NiphPtc) for truth: H530 they trust H982 (QalInf) in vanity, H8414 and speak H1696 (PielInf) lies; H7723 they conceive H2029 (QalInf) mischief, H5999 and bring forth H3205 (HiphInf) iniquity. H205 [5] They hatch H1234 (PielPerf) cockatrice§’ H6848 eggs, H1000 and weave H707 (QalImpf) the spider’s H5908 web: H6980 he that eateth H398 (QalActPtc) of their eggs H1000 dieth, H4191 (QalImpf) and that which is crushed H2116 breaketh out H1234 (NiphImpf) into a viper. H660§ [6] Their webs H6980 shall not become garments, H899 neither shall they cover H3680 (HithImpf) themselves with their works: H4639 their works H4639 are works H4639 of iniquity, H205 and the act H6467 of violence H2555 is in their hands. H3709 [7] Their feet H7272 run H7323 (QalImpf) to evil, H7451 and they make haste H4116 (PielImpf) to shed H8210 (QalInf) innocent H5355 blood: H1818 their thoughts H4284 are thoughts H4284 of iniquity; H205 wasting H7701 and destruction H7667§ are in their paths. H4546 [8] The way H1870 of peace H7965 they know H3045 (QalPerf) not; and there is no judgment§ H4941 in their goings: H4570 they have made them crooked H6140 (PielPerf) paths: H5410 whosoever goeth H1869 (QalActPtc) therein shall not know H3045 (QalPerf) peace. H7965 [9] Therefore is judgment H4941 far H7368 (QalPerf) from us, neither doth justice H6666 overtake H5381 (HiphImpf) us: we wait H6960 (PielImpf) for light, H216 but behold obscurity; H2822 for brightness, H5054 but we walk H1980 (PielImpf) in darkness. H653 [10] We grope H1659 (PielImpf) for the wall H7023 like the blind, H5787 and we grope H1659 (PielImpf) as if we had no eyes: H5869 we stumble H3782 (QalPerf) at noon day H6672 as in the night; H5399 we are in desolate H820 places as dead H4191 (QalPtc) men. [11] We roar H1993 (QalImpf) all like bears, H1677 and mourn H1897 (QalImpf) sore H1897 (QalInf) like doves: H3123 we look H6960 (PielImpf) for judgment, H4941 but there is none; for salvation, H3444 but it is far off H7368 (QalPerf) from us. [12] For our transgressions H6588 are multiplied H7231 (QalPerf) before thee, and our sins H2403 testify H6030 (QalPerf) against us: for our transgressions H6588 are with us; and as for our iniquities, H5771 we know H3045 (QalPerf) them; [13] in transgressing H6586 (QalInf) and lying H3584 (PielInf) against the Lord, H3068 and departing away H5253 (QalInf) from H310 our God, H430 speaking H1696 (PielInf) oppression H6233 and revolt, H5627 conceiving H2029 (PoelInf) and uttering H1897 (PoalInf) from the heart H3820 words H1697 of falsehood. H8267 [14] And judgment H4941 is turned away H5253 (HophPerf) backward, H268 and justice H6666 standeth H5975 (QalImpf) afar off: H7350 for truth H571 is fallen H3782 (QalPerf) in the street, H7339 and equity H5229 cannot H3201 (QalImpf) enter. H935 (QalInf) [15] Yea, truth H571 faileth; H5737 (NiphPtc) and he that departeth H5493 (QalPerf) from evil H7451 maketh himself a prey: H7997 (HiplPtc)§ and the Lord H3068 saw H7200 (QalImpf) it, and it displeased H3415 (QalImpf) him§ that there was no judgment. H4941 [16] And he saw H7200 (QalImpf) that there was no man, H376 and wondered H8074 (HiplImpf) that there was no intercessor: H6293 (HiphPtc) therefore his arm H2220 brought salvation H3467 (HiphImpf) unto him; and his righteousness, H6666 it sustained H5564 (QalPerf) him. [17] For he put on H3847 (QalImpf) righteousness H6666 as a breastplate, H8302 and an helmet H3553 of salvation H3444 upon his head; H7218 and he put on H3847 (QalImpf) the garments H899 of vengeance H5359 for clothing, H8516 and was clad H5844 (QalImpf) with zeal H7068 as a cloke. H4598 [18] According to H5921 their deeds,§ H1578 accordingly he will repay, H7999 (PielImpf) fury H2534 to his adversaries, H6862 recompence H1576 to his enemies; H341 (QalActPtc) to the islands H339 he will repay H7999 (PielImpf) recompence. H1576 [19] So shall they fear H3372 (QalImpf) the name H8034 of the Lord H3068 from the west, H4628 and his glory H3519 from the rising H4217 of the sun. H8121 When the enemy H6862 shall come in H935 (QalImpf) like a flood, H5104 the Spirit H7307 of the Lord H3068 shall lift up a standard H5127 (PolePerf)§ against him. [20] And the Redeemer H1350 (QalActPtc) shall come H935 (QalPerf) to Zion, H6726 and unto them that turn H7725 (QalActPtc) from transgression H6588 in Jacob, H3290 saith H5002 (QalPasPtc) the Lord. H3068 [21] As for me, this is my covenant H1285 with them, saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord; H3068 My spirit H7307 that is upon thee, and my words H1697 which I have put H7760 (QalPerf) in thy mouth, H6310 shall not depart H4185 (QalImpf) out of thy mouth, H6310 nor out of the mouth H6310 of thy seed, H2233 nor out of the mouth H6310 of thy seed’s H2233 seed, H2233 saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord, H3068 from henceforth and for H5704 ever. H5769
Footnotes
- § 59:2 Or, have made him hide
- § 59:5a Or, adders
- § 59:5b Or, that which is sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper
- § 59:7 Heb. breaking
- § 59:8 Or, right
- § 59:15a Or, is accounted mad
- § 59:15b Heb. it was evil in his eyes
- § 59:18 Heb. recompences
- § 59:19 Or, put him to flight
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