Isaías 59:8

8 No conocen la senda de la paz;no hay justicia alguna en su camino.Abren senderos tortuosos,y el que anda por ellos no conoce la paz.

Isaías 59:8 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 59:8

The way of peace they know not
Neither the way of peace with God, supposing it is to be made by man, and not by Christ; and are ignorant of the steps and methods taken to procure it; nor do they know the way of peace of conscience, or how to attain to that which is true and solid; nor the way to eternal peace and happiness, which is alone by Christ, and the Gospel of peace reveals, to which they are strangers; nor the way of peace among men, which they are unconcerned about, and do not seek after, make use of no methods to promote, secure, and establish it; but all the reverse: and there is no judgment in their goings;
no justice in their actions, in their dealings with men; no judgment in their religious duties, which are done without any regard to the divine rule, or without being able to give a reason for them; they have no judgment in matters of doctrine or worship; they have no discerning of true and false doctrines, and between that which is spiritual and superstitious in worship; they have no knowledge of the word of God, which should be their guide both in faith and practice; but this they do not attend unto: they have made them crooked paths:
they have devised paths and modes of worship of their own, in which they walk, and which they observe, that are not according to the rule of the word; but deviate from it; and so may be said to be crooked, as not agreeable to that: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace;
the way of peace with God, as before; or he shall not have any experience of true, solid, and substantial peace in his own conscience now, and shall not attain to eternal peace hereafter.

Isaías 59:8 In-Context

6 Sus tejidos no sirven para vestido;no podrán cubrirse con lo que fabrican.Sus obras son obras de iniquidad,y sus manos generan violencia.

7 Sus pies corren hacia el mal;se apresuran a derramar sangre inocente.Sus pensamientos son perversos;dejan ruina y destrucción en sus caminos.

8 No conocen la senda de la paz;no hay justicia alguna en su camino.Abren senderos tortuosos,y el que anda por ellos no conoce la paz.

9 Por eso el derecho está lejos de nosotros,y la justicia queda fuera de nuestro alcance.Esperábamos luz, pero todo es tinieblas;claridad, pero andamos en densa oscuridad.

10 Vamos palpando la pared como los ciegos,andamos a tientas como los que no tienen ojos.En pleno mediodía tropezamos como si fuera de noche;teniendo fuerzas, estamos como muertos.