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Themes in Isaiah 59

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Themes in Isaiah 59

Isaiah 59:1 (show verse)

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short
That it cannot save,
Nor His ear so impaired
That it cannot hear.

God » Hand of » Mighty
God » Hand of » Hearing of
Hand » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Hand of the lord » Unlimited » Power
divine Hand » God's » Mighty
divine Hand » Mighty
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Divine, God attentive to the prayers of the saints
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
Hiding » Who the lord hides himself from
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Iniquity » Who works iniquity
Lying/lies » Who is a liar
Mischief » Who is mischievous
Separation » What separates you from God
Sin » What sin does
Speech/communication » Who speaks perverseness
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Trust » Who trusts in vanity
Violence » Who is violent

Isaiah 59:2 (show verse)

But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Consequences of sin » death » Physical » Spiritual » Separation from God
Error » Sin's penalty » Separation from God
Face » God's hidden » God's face hidden on account of sin
God » Of israel » Face of, hidden
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
Hiding » Who the lord hides himself from
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Iniquity » Who works iniquity
Lying » A hindrance to prayer
Lying/lies » Who is a liar
Mischief » Who is mischievous
Murder » God » Rejects the prayers of those guilty of
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Iniquity
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Live in sin
Separation » What separates you from God
Sin » Penalty for » Separation from God
Sin » Secret » Separates from God
Sin » What sin does
Sin » Prayer hindered by
Sins » Penalty » Separation from God
national Sins » National prayer rejected on account of
Speech/communication » Who speaks perverseness
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Separation from God
Trust » Who trusts in vanity
Violence » Who is violent
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Iniquity

Isaiah 59:3 (show verse)

For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing];
Your lips have spoken lies,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.

Blood » Shedding of human » Defiling to the person
Defilement » Of sin
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Blood shedding
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Bloody
Iniquity » Who works iniquity
Lying » A hindrance to prayer
Lying/lies » Who is a liar
Mischief » Who is mischievous
Murder » God » Rejects the prayers of those guilty of
Murder » Defiles the » hands
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are blood-shedders
Sin » Described as » Defiling
Speech/communication » Who speaks perverseness
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Trust » Who trusts in vanity
Violence » Who is violent

No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

Character » Of the wicked » Lying
Character of the wicked » Lying
Iniquity » Who works iniquity
Justice » The wicked » Call not for
Lying/lies » Who is a liar
Mischief » Who is mischievous
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in vanity
Trust » Who trusts in vanity
Truth » Adaption of » Attitude of wicked toward
Truth » Attitude of the wicked toward
Truth » The wicked » Plead not for
Truth » The evil people » Plead not for
Violence » Who is violent

Isaiah 59:5 (show verse)

They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s webs;
He who eats of their eggs dies,
And from an egg which is crushed a viper breaks out.

Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Cockatrice » Figurative
Iniquity » Who works iniquity
Insects » Locusts » Spiders
Malice » Examples of
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Cockatrice or basilisk
Reptiles » Cockatrices
Serpents » Produced from eggs
Spider » Web of, figurative of the hope of the hypocrite
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Violence » Who is violent
Viper » A serpent

Isaiah 59:6 (show verse)

Their webs will not serve as clothing,
Nor will they cover themselves with what they make;
Their works are works of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing],
And the act of violence is in their hands.

Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Violent
Iniquity » Who works iniquity
Sin » Attempt to cover, vain
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
Violence » Who is violent
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence

Isaiah 59:7 (show verse)

Their feet run to evil,
And they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing];
Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

Activity » Evil » General references to
Blood » Innocent, allusions to the shedding of
Character » Of the wicked » Destructive
Character of the wicked » Destructive
Crookedness » Those that make crooked paths
Evil » Activity » General references to
Evil » Those that pursue evil
Feet » People found at Christ's » Of the wicked
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Violence » Who is violent
The wicked » Devices of » Feet of

Isaiah 59:8 (show verse)

They do not know the way of peace,
And there is no justice in their tracks.
They have made them into crooked paths;
Whoever walks on them does not know peace.

Crookedness » Crookedness, general references to
Crookedness » Those that make crooked paths
Duplicity » Crookedness, general references to
Evil » Way » General references to
Evil » Those that pursue evil
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
No » Peace for the worldly and wicked
Pathway of sin » General references to
Peace » Social » No peace for the worldly and wicked
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
The counselors of peace » Who shall not have peace
Unrest » Folly of » Wicked have no peace
Way » Evil provided » Evil, pathway to sin

Isaiah 59:9 (show verse)

Therefore justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not overtake us.
We [expectantly] hope for light, but only see darkness;
We hope for gleam of light, but we walk in darkness and gloom.

Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Conscience » Guilty
Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Foretells calamities to judah

Isaiah 59:10 (show verse)

We grope for a wall like the blind,
We grope like those who have no eyes.
We stumble at midday as in the twilight;
Among those who are healthy we are like dead men.

Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Blindness » Example of spiritual
Conscience » Guilty
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to stumble
The Dead » Illustrative of » A state of deep affliction, &c
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Foretells calamities to judah
Spiritual » Blindness » Examples of

Isaiah 59:11 (show verse)

We all groan and growl like bears,
And coo sadly like doves;
We hope for justice, but there is none,
For salvation, but it is far from us.

Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
Bear » Ferocity of
Bears » Growls when annoyed
Conscience » Guilty
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Foretells calamities to judah
Salvation » Is far off from the wicked

Isaiah 59:12 (show verse)

For our transgressions are multiplied before You [O Lord],
And our sins testify against us;
For our transgressions are with us,
And we know and recognize our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]:

Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Confession of sin » Examples of national
Conscience » Guilty
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Foretells calamities to judah
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Sin » Confession of » Examples of national

Isaiah 59:13 (show verse)

Rebelling against and denying the Lord,
Turning away from [following] our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.

Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Conscience » Guilty
Rebellion » Examples of rebellion against God
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Departing from him

Isaiah 59:14 (show verse)

Justice is pushed back,
And righteous behavior stands far away;
For truth has fallen in the city square,
And integrity cannot enter.

Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Conscience » Guilty
Injustice » Examples of
Injustice » Exemplified » Jews
Justice » The wicked » Banish
Truth » The wicked » Uphold not
Truth » The evil people » Uphold not

Isaiah 59:15 (show verse)

Yes, truth is missing;
And he who turns away from evil makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw it,
And it displeased Him that there was no justice.

Armor » The lord armoring himself with righteousness and salvation
God » Christ as » Displeasure, on account of sin
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Truth » The wicked » Uphold not
Truth » The evil people » Uphold not

Isaiah 59:16 (show verse)

He saw that there was no man,
And was amazed that there was no one to intercede [on behalf of truth and right];
Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His own righteousness sustained Him.

Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Amazement
Armor » The lord armoring himself with righteousness and salvation
The atonement » Necessity for
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only intercessor
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
No » Helper
Only saviour » Absolutely indispensable » The only intercessor
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Righteousness » Of Christ
Righteousness » Christ » Was sustained by
Salvation » Is by Christ alone
Jesus Christ, Savior » Absolutely indispensable » The only intercessor
Soldiers » Figurative » Of the divine protection

Isaiah 59:17 (show verse)

For He [the Lord] put on righteousness like a coat of armor,
And salvation like a helmet on His head;
He put on garments of vengeance for clothing
And covered Himself with zeal [and great love for His people] as a cloak.

Activity » Christ's zeal » General references to
Armor » The lord armoring himself with righteousness and salvation
Battle of Life » Weapons and armour of the saints » The helmet of salvation
Breastplate » Figurative
Breastplate » Armor for soldiers » Figurative
Breastplate » Illustrative of the » Righteous judgment of Christ
Christ » Divinity of Christ of God, universal » Zeal of
Fervour » Christ's zeal » General references to
Helmet » Figurative
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Righteousness » Christ » Put on, as breast-plate
Salvation » Illustrated by » A helmet
Soldiers » Figurative » Of the divine protection
Zeal » Christ's » General references to

Isaiah 59:18 (show verse)

As their deeds deserve, so He will repay:
Wrath to His adversaries, retribution to His enemies;
To the islands and coastlands He will repay.

Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Punishment » According to deeds
Punishment » Of the wicked
Recompense » Of evil
Sin » Punishment of » Of the wicked
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Punishment of

Isaiah 59:19 (show verse)

So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west
And His glory from the rising of the sun.
For He will come in like a narrow, rushing stream
Which the breath of the Lord drives [overwhelming the enemy].

God, Glory of » Reverence
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Protection » Is vouchsafed to saints in » Defending them against their enemies

Isaiah 59:20 (show verse)

“A Redeemer (Messiah) will come to Zion,
And to those in Jacob (Israel) who turn from transgression (sin),” declares the Lord.

Christ » Received » Redeemer
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Jesus Christ » Names of » Redeemer
Jews, the » Promises respecting » That Christ shall appear amongst
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Salvation
Zion » Restoration of, promised

Isaiah 59:21 (show verse)

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you [writing the law of God on the heart], and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your [true, spiritual] children, nor from the mouth of your children’s children,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”

Covenant » The divine, general references to
Covenant » Instances of » With his people
The Covenant » Is unalterable
Covenants » The divine, general references to
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Is permanent
Holy spirit » The holy spirit speaking through people
Holy spirit » Promised » Outpouring of, promised
Speech/communication » The holy spirit speaking through people
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Outpouring of, promised
Spirit » Promised » Outpouring of, promised