Isaiah 59:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 6:17

Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder,

Isaiah 1:15

“No matter how much you pray, I won't listen. You are too violent.

Isaiah 1:21

Jerusalem, you are like an unfaithful wife. Once your judges were honest and your people lived right; now you are a city full of murderers.

Isaiah 28:15

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?

Isaiah 3:8

Jerusalem and Judah, you rebelled against your glorious LORD— your words and your actions, made you stumble and fall.

Isaiah 30:9

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

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burnt 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?

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and refused to follow you. Our hearts were deceitful, and so we lied; we planned to abuse others and turn our backs on you.

Isaiah 6:5

Then I cried out, “I'm doomed! Everything I say is sinful, and so are the words of everyone around me. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD All-Powerful.”

Isaiah 9:15

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

Jeremiah 2:30

I tried punishing you, but you refused to come back to me, and like fierce lions you killed my prophets.

Jeremiah 2:34

You killed innocent people for no reason at all. And even though their blood can be seen on your clothes,

Jeremiah 22:17

But all you think about is how to cheat or abuse or murder some innocent victim.

Jeremiah 7:8

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

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I could go into the desert and find a hiding place from all who are treacherous and unfaithful to God.

Jeremiah 9:7

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

Ezekiel 13:8

So I am going to punish those lying prophets for deceiving the people of Israel with false messages.

Ezekiel 22:2

Ezekiel, son of man, are you ready to condemn Jerusalem? That city is filled with murderers, so remind the people of their sins

Ezekiel 35:6

And so, as surely as I am the living LORD God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death.

Ezekiel 7:23

Your whole country is in confusion! Murder and violence are everywhere in Israel,

Ezekiel 9:9

The LORD answered, “The people of Israel and Judah have done horrible things. Their country is filled with murderers, and Jerusalem itself is filled with violence. They think that I have deserted them, and that I can't see what they are doing.

Hosea 4:2

Cursing, dishonesty, murder, robbery, unfaithfulness— these happen all the time. Violence is everywhere.

Hosea 7:13

Trouble and destruction will be their reward for rejecting me. I would have rescued them, but they told me lies.

Hosea 7:3

The king and his officials take great pleasure in their sin and deceit.

Micah 3:4

Some day you will beg the LORD to help you, but he will turn away because of your sins.

Micah 6:12

You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Matthew 27:4

and said, “I have sinned by betraying a man who has never done anything wrong.” “So what? That's your problem,” they replied.

1 Timothy 4:2

They will also be fooled by the false claims of liars whose consciences have lost all feeling. These liars