Dual Panel1Behold<2005>, the LORD'S<3068> hand<3027> is not so<4480> short<7114> That it cannot<4480> save<3467>; Nor<3808> is His ear<241> so<4480> dull<3513> That it cannot<4480> hear<8085>.
2But your iniquities<5771> have made<914> a separation<914> between<996> you and your God<430>, And your sins<2403> have hidden<5641> His face<6440> from you so<4480> that He does not hear<8085>.
3For your hands<3709> are defiled<1351> with blood<1818> And your fingers<676> with iniquity<5771>; Your lips<8193> have spoken<1696> falsehood<8267>, Your tongue<3956> mutters<1897> wickedness<5767>.
4No<369> one<369> sues<7121> righteously<6664> and no<369> one<369> pleads<8199> honestly<530>. They trust<982> in confusion<8414> and speak<1696> lies<7723>; They conceive<2029> mischief<5999> and bring<3205> forth<3205> iniquity<205>.
5They hatch<1234> adders'<6848> eggs<1000> and weave<707> the spider's<5908> web<6980>; He who eats<398> of their eggs<1000> dies<4191>, And from that which is crushed<2115> a snake<660> breaks<1234> forth<1234>.
6Their webs<6980> will not become<1961> clothing<899>, Nor<3808> will they cover<3680> themselves with their works<4639>; Their works<4639> are works<4639> of iniquity<205>, And an act<6467> of violence<2555> is in their hands<3709>.
7Their feet<7272> run<7323> to evil<7451>, And they hasten<4116> to shed<8210> innocent<5355> blood<1818>; Their thoughts<4284> are thoughts<4284> of iniquity<205>, Devastation<7701> and destruction<7667> are in their highways<4546>.
8They do not know<3045> the way<1870> of peace<7965>, And there<369> is no<369> justice<4941> in their tracks<4570>; They have made<6140> their paths<5410> crooked<6140>, Whoever<3605> treads<1869> on them does not know<3045> peace<7965>.
9Therefore<5921><3651> justice<4941> is far<7368> from us, And righteousness<6666> does not overtake<5381> us; We hope<6960> for light<216>, but behold<2009>, darkness<2822>, For brightness<5054>, but we walk<1980> in gloom<653>.
10We grope<1659> along the wall<7023> like blind<5787> men<5787>, We grope<1659> like those who have<369> no<369> eyes<5869>; We stumble<3782> at midday<6672> as in the twilight<5399>, Among those who<820> are vigorous<820> we are like dead<4191> men.
11All<3605> of us growl<1993> like bears<1677>, And moan<1897> sadly<1897> like doves<3123>; We hope<6960> for justice<4941>, but there<369> is none<369>, For salvation<3444>, but it is far<7368> from us.
12For our transgressions<6588> are multiplied<7231> before<5048> You, And our sins<2403> testify<6030> against us; For our transgressions<6588> are with us, And we know<3045> our iniquities<5771>:
13Transgressing<6586> and denying<3584> the LORD<3068>, And turning<5472> away<5472> from our God<430>, Speaking<1696> oppression<6233> and revolt<5627>, Conceiving<2029> in and uttering<1897> from the heart<3820> lying<8267> words<1697>.
14Justice<4941> is turned<5472> back<268>, And righteousness<6666> stands<5975> far<7350> away<4480>; For truth<571> has stumbled<3782> in the street<7339>, And uprightness<5228> cannot<3201><3808> enter<935>.
15Yes, truth<571> is lacking<5737>; And he who turns<5493> aside<5493> from evil<7451> makes<7997> himself a prey<7997>. Now the LORD<3068> saw<7200>, And it was displeasing<7489> in His sight<5869> that there<369> was no<369> justice<4941>.
16And He saw<7200> that there<369> was no<369> man<376>, And was astonished<8074> that there<369> was no<369> one<369> to intercede<6293>; Then His own arm<2220> brought<3467> salvation<3467> to Him, And His righteousness<6666> upheld<5564> Him.
17He put<3847> on righteousness<6666> like a breastplate<8302>, And a helmet<3553> of salvation<3444> on His head<7218>; And He put<3847> on garments<899> of vengeance<5359> for clothing<8516> And wrapped<5844> Himself with zeal<7068> as a mantle<4598>.
18According<5921> to their deeds<1578>, so<5921> He will repay<7999>, Wrath<2534> to His adversaries<6862>, recompense<1576> to His enemies<340>; To the coastlands<339> He will make<7999> recompense<1576>.
19So they will fear<3372> the name<8034> of the LORD<3068> from the west<4628> And His glory<3519> from the rising<4217> of the sun<8121>, For He will come<935> like a rushing<6862> stream<5104> Which the wind<7307> of the LORD<3068> drives<5127>.
20"A Redeemer<1350> will come<935> to Zion<6726>, And to those who turn<7725> from transgression<6588> in Jacob<3290>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
21"As for Me, this<384> is My covenant<1285> with them," says<559> the LORD<3068>: "My Spirit<7307> which<834> is upon you, and My words<1697> which<834> I have put<7760> in your mouth<6310> shall not depart<4185> from your mouth<6310>, nor<3808> from the mouth<6310> of your offspring<2233>, nor<3808> from the mouth<6310> of your offspring's<2233> offspring<2233>," says<559> the LORD<3068>, "from now<6258> and forever<5704><5769>."