Isaiah 59:4

The Passion Translation

No one seeks true justice; no one pleads his case with honesty. They rely on their illusions and misleading lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to sin.

Cross References

Psalm 12:3

You will destroy every proud liar who says, “We lie all we want. Our words are our weapons, and we won’t be held accountable. Who can stop us?” May Yahweh cut off their twisted tongues and seal their lying lips. May they all be silenced—those who boast and brag with their high-minded talk.

Psalm 62:10

The wealth of the world is nothing to God. So if your wealth increases, don’t be boastful or put your trust in your money. And don’t you think for a moment that you can get away with stealing by overcharging others just to get more for yourself!

Psalm 62:4

Liars, hypocrites, with nothing good to say— all their energies are spent on moving me from this exalted place. Pause in his presence

Psalm 7:15

They dig a pit for others to fall into, not knowing that they will be the very ones who will fall into it.

Proverbs 4:16

For troublemakers are restless if they are not involved in evil. They are not satisfied until they have brought someone harm.

Isaiah 10:1

Woe to those who legalize injustice and write oppressive legislation!

Isaiah 26:18

We were full term. We pushed and strained, but we gave birth only to wind! We accomplished nothing and have not brought deliverance into the world, nor its inhabitants new life.

Isaiah 28:15

For you have said, “We have made a covenant with death and a pact with the underworld, so when the overwhelming scourge sweeps over us, it will not harm us. For we have made lies our refuge and found our shelter in falsehood.”

Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one will be no more, the scornful jester will not be found, and all the lovers of evil will be cut off.

Isaiah 30:12

Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel has to say: “Because you have despised this message, and trust in your own clever abilities to deceive, and rely upon oppression,

Isaiah 30:9

For they are stubborn rebels, children always telling lies, who refuse to listen to Yahweh’s instruction.

Isaiah 33:11

Assyria, your plans are worthless, as useless as chaff. My breath will be a fire that consumes you.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds his spirit on ashes! His deluded heart leads him astray. He can’t even ask himself, “Is this thing I’m holding in my right hand a fraud?”

Isaiah 47:10

You felt so smug and secure in your wickedness. You thought, ‘No one sees me.’ Your idea of ‘wisdom’ and self-professed ‘knowledge’ has led you astray, saying in your heart, ‘I am! There is none like me!’

Isaiah 5:18

Woe to those who drag behind them their guilt with ropes made of lies — straining and tugging, harnessed to their bondage!

Isaiah 5:7

For Israel is this vineyard of Yahweh, the Commander of Angel Armies, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. When he waited for a crop of justice, he got a harvest of bloodshed! When he waited to reap fairness, he heard only the cries of victims.

Isaiah 59:15

Yes, truth has disappeared, and those who turn from evil become the next victims. Yahweh saw this and was greatly displeased that there was no justice.

Isaiah 59:16

And then he was astonished to see that there was no champion, not even one, who would rescue the oppressed. So then his own mighty power rescued him, and his own righteousness supported him.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers are dripping with the guilt of sin. Lies spill from your lips and your tongue mutters treachery.

Isaiah 64:7

No one calls on your name or presses in to lay hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us. You have let us be ruined by our own sins.

Isaiah 9:15

The elders and dignitaries are the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

Jeremiah 48:7

Moab, you put your faith in your works and your wealth. That is why you, too, will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into captivity, along with his priests and officials.

Jeremiah 5:1

“Roam the streets of Jerusalem; search her streets and public squares, and note what you see. See if you can find even one person who pursues justice. If you find even one acting with integrity, I will surely spare Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 7:4

Don’t fool yourselves by trusting the deceptive words, saying: “The temple of Yahweh is here, the temple of Yahweh is here, the temple of Yahweh is here, so we are safe.”

Jeremiah 7:8

“ ‘Look, you keep putting your trust in worthless lies.

Acts 24:9

All the Jews present joined in the verbal attack, saying, “Yes, it’s true!”

James 1:15

Evil desires give birth to evil actions. And when sin is fully mature it can murder you!