Isaiah 59:1-8

Evangelical Heritage Version

Listen to me! The Lord’s arm is not too short to save,
and his ear is not too deaf to hear.
² No, it is your guilt that has separated you from your God,
and your sins have hidden God’s face from you,
    so that he does not hear.
³ Look, your hands are polluted with blood,
and your fingers drip guilt.
Your lips speak lies.
Your tongue mutters dishonesty.
⁴ No one calls for justice,
and no one argues his cases honestly.
They rely on empty arguments and commit perjury!
They conceive trouble and give birth to wickedness!
⁵ They hatch viper eggs,
and they weave spider webs.
Anyone who eats their eggs will die,
and a cracked egg hatches into a venomous snake.
⁶ They cannot make a garment from their webs,
and they will not be able to cover themselves with their deeds.
Their deeds are evil deeds,
and violent actions fill their hands.
⁷ Their feet run to do evil,
and they hurry to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are futile^[a] thoughts.
Destruction and ruin are the destination of their highways.
⁸ They do not know the road to peace,
and there is no justice on the route they follow.
They made crooked paths for themselves.
No one who walks on them will experience peace.