Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 59

79 catchwords738 parallels

← Isaiah | ← Ch 58 | Ch 60 →

Isaiah 59 . 1 , The calamities of the Jews not owing to want of saving power in God , but to their own enormous sins; Isaiah 59 . 16 , Salvation is only of God; Isaiah 59 . 20 , The covenant of the Redeemer.

Isaiah 59:1

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

Isaiah 59:1 · BSB

the Lord's4 parallels

that it cannot save2 parallels

his ear2 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

Isaiah 59:2 · BSB

your iniquities5 parallels

hid8 parallels

or , made him hide

Reciprocal26 parallels

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

Isaiah 59:3 · BSB

your hands13 parallels

your lips7 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

Isaiah 59:4

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Isaiah 59:4 · BSB

calleth6 parallels

trust5 parallels

and speak2 parallels

they conceive6 parallels

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Isaiah 59:5

They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

Isaiah 59:5 · BSB

cockatrice'2 parallels

or , adder's

crushed breaketh out into a viper2 parallels

or , sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper

Reciprocal9 parallels

Isaiah 59:6

Their 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.

Isaiah 59:6 · BSB

webs4 parallels

neither7 parallels

their works16 parallels

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Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Isaiah 59:7 · BSB

feet3 parallels

and they7 parallels

their thoughts5 parallels

wasting2 parallels

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destruction Heb. breaking

Isaiah 59:8

The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.

Isaiah 59:8 · BSB

way3 parallels

no8 parallels

judgment2 parallels

or , right

crooked3 parallels

whosoever3 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Isaiah 59:9

Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

Isaiah 59:9 · BSB

is judgment3 parallels

we wait7 parallels

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Isaiah 59:10

Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.

Isaiah 59:10 · BSB

grope11 parallels

in desolate1 parallel

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Isaiah 59:11

We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

Isaiah 59:11 · BSB

roar5 parallels

mourn6 parallels

for salvation2 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Isaiah 59:12

For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:

Isaiah 59:12 · BSB

our transgressions20 parallels

our sins5 parallels

we know3 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Isaiah 59:13

rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

Isaiah 59:13 · BSB

lying12 parallels

departing10 parallels

speaking8 parallels

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Isaiah 59:14

So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Isaiah 59:14 · BSB

the whole verse15 parallels

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Isaiah 59:15

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Isaiah 59:15 · BSB

truth10 parallels

he that8 parallels

maketh himself a prey8 parallels

or , is accounted mad

displeased him3 parallels

Heb. was evil in his eyes

Reciprocal6 parallels

Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

Isaiah 59:16 · BSB

he saw7 parallels

therefore3 parallels

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Isaiah 59:17

He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

Isaiah 59:17 · BSB

he put on righteousness9 parallels

the garments4 parallels

with zeal5 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

Isaiah 59:18

So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.

Isaiah 59:18 · BSB

According10 parallels

fury17 parallels

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deeds Heb. recompences

Isaiah 59:19

So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.

Isaiah 59:19 · BSB

shall they13 parallels

the enemy4 parallels

the Spirit4 parallels

Reciprocal22 parallels

When This all the Rabbins refer to the coming of the Messiah. If , say they , ye see a generation which endured much tribulation , then expect Him , according to what is written , "When the enemy shall come in like a flood ," etc.

lift up a standard against him or , put him to flight

Isaiah 59:20

“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 59:20 · BSB

the Redeemer3 parallels

unto10 parallels

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Isaiah 59:21

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.

Isaiah 59:21 · BSB

this9 parallels

My spirit10 parallels

my words6 parallels

Reciprocal41 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Romans 11:26-27 → Isaiah 59:20
Allusions Ephesians 6:10-17 → Isaiah 59:17
Echoes Joel 2:28 → Isaiah 59:21
Trajectories
Divine Warrior (God Who Fights), Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession)
Longitudinal Themes
Divine Warrior
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 59:1–21, Isaiah 59:14–17
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