Isaiah 59:4

New International Reader's Version

People aren’t fair when they present cases in court. They aren’t honest when they state their case. They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies. They plan to make trouble. Then they carry it out.

Cross References

Job 15:31

Don’t let them fool themselves by trusting in what is worthless. They won’t get anything out of it.

Job 15:35

Instead of having children, ungodly people create suffering. All they produce is evil. They are full of lies.”

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord close all lips that don’t mean what they say. May he stop every tongue that brags.

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust in money you have taken from others. Don’t put false hope in things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don’t put your trust in them.

Psalm 62:4

Surely my enemies only want to pull me down from my place of honor. They take delight in telling lies. They bless me with what they say. But in their hearts they ask for bad things to happen to me.

Psalm 7:15

Whoever digs a hole and shovels it out falls into the pit they have made.

Proverbs 4:16

Sinners can’t rest until they do what is evil. They can’t sleep until they make someone sin.

Isaiah 10:1

How terrible it will be for you who make laws that aren’t fair! How terrible for you who write laws that make life hard for others!

Isaiah 26:18

We were pregnant and groaned with pain. But nothing was born. We didn’t bring your saving power to the earth. And the people of the world have not come to life.

Isaiah 28:15

You brag, “We have entered into a covenant with the place of the dead. We have made an agreement with the grave. When a terrible plague comes to punish us, it can’t touch us. That’s because we depend on lies to keep us safe. We hide behind what isn’t true.”

Isaiah 29:20

Those who don’t show any pity will vanish. Those who make fun of others will disappear. All those who look for ways to do what is evil will be cut off.

Isaiah 30:12

So the Holy One of Israel speaks. He says, “You have turned your backs on what I have said. You have depended on telling people lies. You have crushed others.

Isaiah 30:9

That’s because these people of Judah refuse to obey me. They are children who tell lies. They will not listen to what I want to teach them.

Isaiah 33:11

Assyria, your plans and actions are like straw. Your anger is a fire that will destroy you.

Isaiah 44:20

That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say, “This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

Isaiah 47:10

You have felt secure in your evil ways. You have said, ‘No one sees what I’m doing.’ Your wisdom and knowledge lead you astray. You say to yourself, ‘I am like a god. No one is greater than I am.’

Isaiah 5:18

How terrible it will be for those who continue to sin and lie about it! How terrible for those who keep on doing what is evil as if they were tied to it!

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard of the Lord who rules over all is the nation of Israel. The people of Judah are the vines he took delight in. He kept looking for them to do what is fair. But all he saw was blood being spilled. He kept looking for them to do what is right. But all he heard were cries of suffering.

Isaiah 59:15

In fact, truth can’t be found anywhere. Those who refuse to do evil are attacked. The Lord sees that people aren’t treating others fairly. That makes him unhappy.

Isaiah 59:16

He sees that there is no one who helps his people. He is shocked that no one stands up for them. So he will use his own powerful arm to save them. He has the strength to do it because he is holy.

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands and fingers are stained with blood. You are guilty of committing murder. Your mouth has told lies. Your tongue says evil things.

Isaiah 64:7

No one prays to you. No one asks you for help. You have turned your face away from us. You have let us feel the effects of our sins.

Isaiah 9:15

The elders and important leaders are the heads. The prophets who teach lies are the tails.

Jeremiah 48:7

You trust in the things you can do. You trust in your riches. So you too will be taken away as prisoners. Your god named Chemosh will be carried away. So will its priests and officials.

Jeremiah 5:1

The Lord says, “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look around. Think about what you see. Search through the market. See if you can find one honest person who tries to be truthful. If you can, I will forgive this city.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not trust in lies. Do not say, ‘This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord!’

Jeremiah 7:8

But look! You are trusting in worthless lies.

Hosea 4:1

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. He is bringing charges against you who live in Israel. He says, “There is no faithfulness or love in the land. No one recognizes me as God.

Micah 2:1

How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.

Acts 24:9

The other Jews said the same thing. They agreed that the charges were true.

James 1:15

When these desires are allowed to remain, they lead to sin. And when sin is allowed to remain and grow, it leads to death.