Sin, Confession and Redemption

59 Surely the arm(A) of the Lord is not too short(B) to save,
    nor his ear too dull to hear.(C)

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Sin and Redemption

59 Indeed, the Lord’s arm is not too weak to save,(A)
and his ear is not too deaf to hear.

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Evil and Oppression

59 Behold, (A)the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
    or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;

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Injustice Brings Alienation from God

59 Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak[a] to deliver you;
his ear is not too deaf to hear you.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:1 tn Heb “short” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
  2. Isaiah 59:1 tn Heb “or his ear too heavy [i.e., “dull”] to hear.”