Isaiah 59:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

Cross References

Job 15:35

They conceive trouble  and give birth to evil; their womb  prepares deception.

James 1:15

Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.

Jeremiah 7:8

But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not trust deceitful words, chanting, ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who dream up wickedness and prepare evil plans  on their beds! At morning light  they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

Isaiah 30:12

Therefore the Holy One of Israel says: ‘Because you have rejected this message and have trusted in oppression and deceit, and have depended on them,

Proverbs 4:16

For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man – he was amazed that there was no one interceding; so his own arm brought salvation, and his own righteousness supported him.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.

Jeremiah 5:1

Roam  through the streets of Jerusalem. Investigate; search in her squares. If you find one person, any who acts justly, who pursues faithfulness, then I will forgive her.

Job 15:31

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray, for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the  Lord of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men  of Judah, the plant he delighted in. He expected justice but saw injustice; he expected righteousness but heard cries of despair.

Isaiah 5:18

Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Isaiah 9:15

The head is the elder, the honoured one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.

Isaiah 10:1

Woe  to those enacting crooked statutes and writing oppressive laws

Isaiah 26:18

We became pregnant, we writhed in pain; we gave birth to wind. We have won no victories on earth, and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.

Isaiah 28:15

For you said, ‘We have made a covenant with Death, and we have an agreement with Sheol; when the overwhelming catastrophe  passes through, it will not touch us, because we have made falsehood our refuge and have hidden behind treachery.’

Isaiah 29:20

For the ruthless one will vanish, the scorner will disappear, and all those who lie in wait with evil intent will be killed –

Isaiah 30:9

They are a rebellious people, deceptive children, children who do not want to listen to the  Lord’s instruction.

Isaiah 33:11

You will conceive chaff; you will give birth to stubble. Your breath is fire that will consume you.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on   ashes. His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot rescue himself, or say, ‘Isn’t there a lie in my right hand? ’

Isaiah 47:10

You were secure in your wickedness; you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. You said to yourself, “I am, and there is no one else.”

Isaiah 59:15

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. The Lord saw that there was no justice, and he was offended.

Isaiah 64:7

No one calls on your name, striving to take hold of you. For you have hidden your face from us and made us melt because of  , our iniquity.

Jeremiah 48:7

Because you trust in your works and treasures, you will be captured also. Chemosh  will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the  Lord,  people of Israel, for the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth,  no faithful love, and no knowledge of God  in the land!

Acts 24:9

The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were true.