Isaiah 59:1-7 ▼

1 Look, the LORD's hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

2 But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.

3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

5 They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snake and spin a spider's web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, a poisonous snake is hatched.

6 Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.

7 They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.