Isaiah

Isaiah 59:6–8

6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing,

and they cannot cover themselves with their works.

Their deeds are sinful deeds,

and acts of violence are in their hands.

7Their feet run to evil;

they are swift to shed innocent blood.

Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;

ruin and destructiona lie in their wake.

8The way of peace they have not known,b

and there is no justice in their tracks.

They have turned them into crooked paths;

no one who treads on them will know peace.

Footnotes

  • a 59:7 LXX misery
  • b 59:8 Cited in Romans 3:15–17|ROM 3:15-17

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Isaiah 59:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Their cobwebsקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙qū·rê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6980 thread, film
cannotלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be made intoיִהְי֣וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
clothingלְבֶ֔גֶדlə·ḇe·ḡeḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH899 treachery
and they cannotוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
cover themselvesיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyiṯ·kas·sūVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3680 cover
with their worksבְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbə·ma·‘ă·śê·hemPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4639 deed, work
Their deedsמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma·‘ă·śê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4639 deed, work
are sinfulאָ֔וֶן’ā·wenNoun - masculine singularH205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
deedsמַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma·‘ă·śê-Noun - masculine plural constructH4639 deed, work
and actsוּפֹ֥עַלū·p̄ō·‘alConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6467 doing, deed, work
of violenceחָמָ֖סḥā·māsNoun - masculine singularH2555 violence, wrong
are in their handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃bə·ḵap·pê·hemPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

Isaiah 59:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Their feetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙raḡ·lê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH7272 foot
runיָרֻ֔צוּyā·ru·ṣūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7323 run
to evilלָרַ֣עlā·ra‘Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
they are swiftוִֽימַהֲר֔וּwî·ma·hă·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4116 hasten
to shedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְliš·pōḵPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8210 pour out, pour
innocentנָקִ֑יnā·qîAdjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodדָּ֣םdāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood
Their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯê·hemNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4284 thought, device
are sinfulאָ֔וֶן’ā·wenNoun - masculine singularH205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmaḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4284 thought, device
ruinשֹׁ֥דšōḏNoun - masculine singularH7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
and destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרwā·še·ḇerConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
lie in their wakeבִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃bim·sil·lō·w·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4546 highway

Isaiah 59:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The wayדֶּ֤רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙šā·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
they have notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knownיָדָ֔עוּyā·ḏā·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3045 know
and there is noוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmiš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
in their tracksבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םbə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4570 entrenchment
They have turned them intoלָהֶ֔םlā·hemPreposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
crookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ‘iq·qə·šūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH6140 twist
pathsנְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯê·hemNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH5410 path, pathway
no oneכֹּ֚לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who treadsדֹּרֵ֣ךְdō·rêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1869 tread, march
on themבָּ֔הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
will knowיָדַ֖עyā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃šā·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Cross-references

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Isaiah 59:6 Isaiah 57:12 · Jeremiah 6:7 · Revelation 3:17–18

Isaiah 59:7 Proverbs 6:17 · Romans 3:15–17 · Proverbs 1:16 · Mark 7:21–22

Isaiah 59:8 Isaiah 57:20–21 · Romans 3:17 · Luke 1:79 · Isaiah 5:7 · Psalm 58:1–2 · Matthew 23:23 · Hosea 4:1–2 · Jeremiah 5:1 · Amos 6:1–6 · Isaiah 59:14–15 · Proverbs 28:18 · Psalm 125:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.