Isaiah 59:8

Easy To Read Version

Those people don’t know the way of peace. Those people don’t do what is right and fair. They are very crooked. And people who live like that will never have peace in their lives.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

Evil people do crooked things.\par The Lord will punish those evil people.\par

Proverbs 2:13

They have given up goodness and now live in darkness (sin).

Proverbs 2:15

Those people can’t be trusted—they lie and cheat. But your wisdom and understanding will keep you away from all these things.

Proverbs 21:8

Bad people always try to cheat other people. But good people are honest and fair.

Proverbs 28:18

If a person is living right, then he will be safe. But if a person is evil, then he will lose his power.

Proverbs 3:17

People with wisdom live peaceful, happy lives.

Isaiah 48:22

But the Lord also said,\par “There is no peace for evil people!”\par

Isaiah 5:7

The field of grapes that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel. The grapevine—the plant the Lord loves—is the man of Judah. {\cf2\super [48]}

Isaiah 59:11

We are all \{very sad\},\par making sad sounds like doves and bears.\par We are waiting for a time\par when people are fair.\par But there is no fairness yet.\par We are waiting to be saved,\par but salvation is still far away.\par

Isaiah 59:9

All fairness and goodness is gone.\par There is only darkness near us,\par so we must wait for the light.\par We hope for a bright light,\par but all we have is darkness.\par

Isaiah 65:2

“I stood ready to accept people that turned against me. I was waiting for those people to come to me. But they continued living a way that is not good. They did anything their hearts wanted to do.

Jeremiah 5:1

The Lord says,\} “Walk the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and think about these things. Search the public squares of the city. See if you can find one good person, one person that does honest things, one that searches for the truth. If you find one good person, I will forgive Jerusalem!

Matthew 23:23

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [341]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [342]} You give God one tenth of everything you own—even your mint, dill, and cummin. {\cf2\super [343]} But you don’t obey the really important teachings of the law—being fair, showing mercy, and being faithful. These are the things you should do. And you should also continue to do those other things.

Luke 1:79

God will help the people\par that live in darkness,\par in the fear of death.\par He will lead us in the way\par that goes toward peace.”\par

Romans 3:17

People don’t know the way of peace.”\par \i (Isaiah 59:7-8)\i0 \par