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  59:1 ¶
Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: |
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59:1 ¶
Behold,º
the LORD'Sº
handº
is notº
shortened,ºº
that it cannot save;ººº
neitherº
his earº
heavy,ºº
that it cannot hear:ººº |
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59:2
but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear. |
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59:2
Butºº
your iniquitiesº
haveº
separatedºº
betweenº
you and your God,º
and your sinsº
have hidºº
[his] faceº
fromº
you, that he will not hear.ººº |
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59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness. |
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59:3
Forº
your handsº
are defiledºº
with blood,º
and your fingersº
with iniquity;º
your lipsº
have spokenºº
lies,º
your tongueº
hath mutteredºº
perverseness.º |
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59:4
None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. |
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59:4
Noneº
callethºº
for justice,º
norº
[any] pleadethºº
for truth:º
they trustºº
inº
vanity,º
and speakºº
lies;º
they conceiveºº
mischief,º
and bring forthºº
iniquity.º |
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59:5
They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. |
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59:5
They hatchºº
cockatrice'º
eggs,º
and weaveºº
the spider'sº
web:º
he that eatethºº
of their eggsºº
dieth,ºº
and that which is crushedº
breaketh outºº
into a viper.º |
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59:6
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. |
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59:6
Their websº
shall notº
becomeº
garments,º
neitherº
shall they coverºº
themselvesº
with their works:º
their worksº
[are] worksº
of iniquity,º
and the actº
of violenceº
[is] in their hands.º |
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59:7
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths. |
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59:7
Their feetº
runºº
to evil,º
and they make hasteºº
to shedºº
innocentº
blood:º
their thoughtsº
[are] thoughtsº
of iniquity;º
wastingº
and destructionº
[are] in their paths.º |
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59:8
The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace. |
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59:8
The wayº
of peaceº
they knowºº
not;º
and [there is] noº
judgmentº
in their goings:º
they have made them crookedºº
paths:º
whosoeverº
goethºº
therein shall notº
knowºº
peace.º |
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59:9 ¶
Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity. |
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59:9 ¶
Thereforeºº
is judgmentº
farººº
fromº
us, neitherº
doth justiceº
overtakeºº
us: we waitºº
for light,º
but beholdº
obscurity;º
for brightness,º
[but] we walkºº
in darkness.º |
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59:10
We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men. |
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59:10
We gropeºº
for the wallº
like the blind,º
and we gropeºº
as if [we had] noº
eyes:º
we stumbleºº
at noondayº
as in the night;º
[we are] in desolateº
placesº
as deadºº
[men]. |
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59:11
We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. |
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59:11
We roarºº
allº
like bears,º
and mournºº
soreºº
like doves:º
we lookºº
for judgment,º
but [there is] none;º
for salvation,º
[but] it is far offºº
fromº
us. |
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59:12
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: |
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59:12
Forº
our transgressionsº
are multipliedºº
beforeº
thee, and our sinsº
testifyºº
against us: forº
our transgressionsº
[are] withº
us; and [as for] our iniquities,º
we knowºº
them; |
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59:13
transgressing and denying Jehovah, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. |
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59:13
In transgressingºº
and lyingºº
against the LORD,º
and departing awayºº
fromºº
our God,º
speakingºº
oppressionº
and revolt,º
conceivingºº
and utteringºº
from the heartºº
wordsº
of falsehood.º |
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59:14
And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. |
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59:14
And judgmentº
is turned awayºº
backward,º
and justiceº
standethºº
afar off:ºº
forº
truthº
is fallenºº
in the street,º
and equityº
cannotººº
enter.ºº |
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59:15
Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. |
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59:15
Yea, truthº
faileth;ººº
and he [that] departethºº
from evilºº
maketh himself a prey:ºº
and the LORDº
sawºº
[it], and it displeasedºººº
him thatº
[there was] noº
judgment.º |
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59:16 ¶
And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him. |
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59:16 ¶
And he sawºº
thatº
[there was] noº
man,º
and wonderedºº
thatº
[there was] noº
intercessor:ºº
therefore his armº
brought salvationºº
unto him; and his righteousness,º
itº
sustainedºº
him. |
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59:17
And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle. |
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59:17
For he put onºº
righteousnessº
as a breastplate,º
and an helmetº
of salvationº
upon his head;º
and he put onºº
the garmentsº
of vengeanceº
[for] clothing,º
and was cladºº
with zealº
as a cloke.º |
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59:18
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense. |
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59:18
Accordingº
toº
[their] deeds,º
accordinglyº
he will repay,ºº
furyº
to his adversaries,º
recompenceº
to his enemies;ºº
to the islandsº
he will repayºº
recompence.º |
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59:19
So shall they fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth. |
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59:19
So shall they fearººº
the nameº
of the LORDº
from the west,ºº
andº
his gloryº
from the risingºº
of the sun.º
Whenº
the enemyº
shall come inºº
like a flood,º
the Spiritº
of the LORDº
shall lift up a standardºº
against him. |
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59:20 ¶
And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah. |
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59:20 ¶
And the Redeemerºº
shall comeºº
to Zion,º
and unto them that turnºº
fromº
transgressionº
in Jacob,º
saithºº
the LORD.º |
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59:21
And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: 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 Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever. |
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59:21
As for me,º
thisº
[is] my covenantº
withº
them, saithºº
the LORD;º
My spiritº
thatº
[is] uponº
thee, and my wordsº
whichº
I have putºº
in thy mouth,º
shall notº
departºº
out of thy mouth,ºº
nor out of the mouthºº
of thy seed,º
nor out of the mouthºº
of thy seed'sº
seed,º
saithºº
the LORD,º
from henceforthºº
and forº
ever.ºº |
