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Isaiah 59:4

Conservative English Version

You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children.

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They have put their trust in something worthless; now they will become worthless

because they are the parents of trouble and vicious lies.

Won't you chop off all flattering tongues that brag so loudly?

Don't trust in violence or depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth.

You want to bring me down from my place of honor. You love to tell lies, and when your words are kind, hatred hides in your heart.

Such people dig a deep hole, then fall in it themselves.

They can't sleep or rest until they do wrong or harm some innocent victim.

You people are in for trouble! You have made cruel and unfair laws

But instead of having a child, our terrible pain produced only wind. We have won no victories, and we have no descendants to take over the earth.

Do you think you have an agreement with death and the world of the dead? Why do you trust in your lies to keep you safe from danger and the mighty flood?

All who are cruel and arrogant will be gone forever. Those who live by crime will disappear,

Now this is the answer of the holy God of Israel: "You rejected my message, and you trust in violence and lies.

They have turned against the LORD and can't be trusted. They have refused his teaching

Your deeds are straw that will be set on fire by your very own breath.

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burned to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

You hid behind evil like a shield and said, "No one can see me!" You were fooled by your wisdom and your knowledge; you felt sure that you alone were in full control.

You are in for trouble! The lies you tell are like ropes by which you drag along sin and evil.

I am the LORD All-Powerful! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.

Everyone tells lies; those who turn from crime end up ruined. When the LORD noticed that justice had disappeared, he became very displeased.

It disgusted him even more to learn that no one would do a thing about it. So with his own powerful arm, he won victories for truth.

Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood.

No one worships in your name or remains faithful. You have turned your back on us and let our sins melt us away.

Their rulers and leaders were the head, and the lying prophets were the tail.

You thought you could be saved by your power and wealth, but you will be captured along with your god Chemosh, his priests, and officials.

"Search Jerusalem for honest people who try to be faithful. If you can find even one, I'll forgive the whole city.

Don't fool yourselves! My temple is here in Jerusalem, but that doesn't mean I will protect you.

But just look at what is happening! You put your trust in worthless lies.

Israel, listen as the LORD accuses everyone in the land! No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.

Doomed! You're doomed! At night you lie in bed, making evil plans. And when morning comes, you do what you've planned because you have the power.

The Jewish crowd spoke up and agreed with what Tertullus had said.

Our desires make us sin, and when sin is finished with us, it leaves us dead.




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