Behold, the LORD'S
hand
is not shortened
, that it cannot save
; neither his ear
heavy
, that it cannot hear
:
But your iniquities have separated
between
you and your God
, and your sins
have hid
his face
from you, that he will not hear
.
For your hands are defiled
with blood
, and your fingers
with iniquity
; your lips
have spoken
lies
, your tongue
hath muttered
perverseness
.
None calleth for justice
, nor any pleadeth
for truth
: they trust
in vanity
, and speak
lies
; they conceive
mischief
, and bring forth
iniquity
.
They hatch cockatrice
' eggs
, and weave
the spider's
web
: he that eateth
of their eggs
dieth
, and that which is crushed
breaketh out
into a viper
.
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
.
Their feet run
to evil
, and they make haste
to shed
innocent
blood
: their thoughts
are thoughts
of iniquity
; wasting
and destruction
are in their paths
.
The way of peace
they know
not; and there is no judgment
in their goings
: they have made them crooked
paths
: whosoever goeth
therein shall not know
peace
.
Therefore is judgment far
from us, neither doth justice
overtake
us: we wait
for light
, but behold obscurity
; for brightness
, but we walk
in darkness
.
We grope for the wall
like the blind
, and we grope
as if we had no eyes
: we stumble
at noonday
as in the night
; we are in desolate
places as dead
men .
We roar all like bears
, and mourn
sore
like doves
: we look
for judgment
, but there is none; for salvation
, but it is far off
from us.
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;
In transgressing and lying
against the LORD
, and departing away
from
our God
, speaking
oppression
and revolt
, conceiving
and uttering
from the heart
words
of falsehood
.
And judgment is turned away
backward
, and justice
standeth
afar off
: for truth
is fallen
in the street
, and equity
cannot
enter
.
Yea, truth faileth
; and he that departeth
from evil
maketh himself a prey
: and the LORD
saw
it , and it displeased
him that there was no judgment
.
And he saw that there was no man
, and wondered
that there was no intercessor
: therefore his arm
brought salvation
unto him; and his righteousness
, it sustained
him.
For he put on righteousness
as a breastplate
, and an helmet
of salvation
upon his head
; and he put on
the garments
of vengeance
for clothing
, and was clad
with zeal
as a cloke
.
According to their deeds
, accordingly he will repay
, fury
to his adversaries
, recompence
to his enemies
; to the islands
he will repay
recompence
.
So shall they fear the name
of the LORD
from the west
, and his glory
from the rising
of the sun
. When the enemy
shall come in
like a flood
, the Spirit
of the LORD
shall lift up a standard
against him.
And the Redeemer shall come
to Zion
, and unto them that turn
from transgression
in Jacob
, saith
the LORD
.
As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith
the LORD
; 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
the LORD
, from henceforth and for
ever
.