Discovery BoxIsaiah 59:1-2 
ContextInjustice Brings Alienation from God
59:1 Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak 1 to deliver you;
his ear is not too deaf to hear you. 2
59:2 But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God;
your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers. 3
Isaiah 59:12
Context59:12 For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, 4
and our sins testify against us;
indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds;
we know our sins all too well. 5
1 tn Heb “short” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn Heb “or his ear too heavy [i.e., “dull”] to hear.”
3 tn Heb “and your sins have caused [his] face to be hidden from you so as not to hear.”
4 tn Heb “for many are our rebellious deeds before you.”
5 tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] our rebellious deeds (are) with us, and our sins, we know them.”
