# Isaiah 59 đź“–
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## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Injustice Brings Alienation from God
[[#Verse 01.]] Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you;
his ear is not too deaf to hear you.
[[#Verse 02.]]Â But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God;
your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.
[[#Verse 03.]]Â For your hands are stained with blood
and your fingers with sin;
your lips speak lies,
your tongue utters malicious words.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â 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.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â 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.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â Their webs cannot be used for clothing;
they cannot cover themselves with what they make.
Their deeds are sinful;
they commit violent crimes.
[[#Verse 07.]]Â They are eager to do evil,
quick to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful;
they crush and destroy.
[[#Verse 08.]]Â They are unfamiliar with peace;
their deeds are unjust.
They use deceitful methods,
and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.
### Israel Confesses its Sin
[[#Verse 09.]] For this reason deliverance is far from us
and salvation does not reach us.
We wait for light, but see only darkness;
we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.
[[#Verse 10.]]Â We grope along the wall like the blind,
we grope like those who cannot see;
we stumble at noontime as if it were evening.
Though others are strong, we are like dead men.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â We all growl like bears,
we coo mournfully like doves;
we wait for deliverance, but there is none,
for salvation, but it is far from us.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds,
and our sins testify against us;
indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds;
we know our sins all too well.
[[#Verse 13.]] We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord;
we turned back from following our God.
We stir up oppression and rebellion;
we tell lies we concocted in our minds.
[[#Verse 14.]]Â Justice is driven back;
godliness stands far off.
Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square
and morality is not even able to enter.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â Honesty has disappeared;
the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed.
The Lord watches and is displeased, for there is no justice.
### The Lord Intervenes
[[#Verse 16.]]Â He sees there is no advocate;
he is shocked that no one intervenes.
So he takes matters into his own hands;
his desire for justice drives him on.
[[#Verse 17.]] He wears his desire for justice like body armor,
and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head.
He puts on the garments of vengeance
and wears zeal like a robe.
[[#Verse 18.]]Â He repays them for what they have done,
dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries
and punishing his enemies.
He repays the coastlands.
[[#Verse 19.]] In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation;
in the east they recognize his splendor.
For he comes like a rushing stream
driven on by wind sent from the Lord.
[[#Verse 20.]] “A protector comes to Zion,
to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” says the Lord.
[[#Verse 21.]] “As for me, this is my promise to them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” says the Lord.
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## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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#### Today, I can apply this chapter by:
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Make these very practical:
- "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation."
- "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular."
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- What do we learn about God here?
- What do we learn about people?
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## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
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- John 1:1 and Genesis 1
- Romans 5 and Genesis 3
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## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
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