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Isaiah 59:4

Context

59:4 No one is concerned about justice; 1 

no one sets forth his case truthfully.

They depend on false words 2  and tell lies;

they conceive of oppression 3 

and give birth to sin.

Isaiah 59:13

Context

59:13 We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord;

we turned back from following our God.

We stir up 4  oppression and rebellion;

we tell lies we concocted in our minds. 5 

1 tn Heb “no one pleads with justice.”

2 tn Heb “nothing”; NAB “emptiness.”

3 tn Or “trouble” (NIV), or “harm.”

4 tn Heb “speaking.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

5 tn Heb “conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.”



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