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

Isaiah 1:15

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

Ezekiel 13:8

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

Jeremiah 2:34

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

Jeremiah 2:30

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

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.

Micah 7:2

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

Micah 6:12

You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.

Hosea 7:13

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

Hosea 4:2

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

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 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.

Ezekiel 7:23

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

Jeremiah 7:8

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

1 Timothy 4:2

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

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.

Hosea 7:3

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

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

Jeremiah 22:17

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

Isaiah 3:8

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

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.

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 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.

Proverbs 6:17

Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder,

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.

Micah 3:4

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