Isaías 59:1-6

1 Eis que a mão do Senhor não está encolhida, para que não possa salvar; nem surdo o seu ouvido, para que não possa ouvir;

2 mas as vossas iniqüidades fazem separação entre vós e o vosso Deus; e os vossos pecados esconderam o seu rosto de vós, de modo que não vos ouça.

3 Porque as vossas mãos estão contaminadas de sangue, e os vossos dedos de iniqüidade; os vossos lábios falam a mentira, a vossa língua pronuncia perversidade.

4 Ninguém há que invoque a justiça com retidão, nem há quem pleiteie com verdade; confiam na vaidade, e falam mentiras; concebem o mal, e dão � luz a iniqüidade.

5 Chocam ovos de basiliscos, e tecem teias de aranha; o que comer dos ovos deles, morrerá; e do ovo que for pisado sairá uma víbora.

6 As suas teias não prestam para vestidos; nem se poderão cobrir com o que fazem; as suas obras são obras de iniqüidade, e atos de violência há nas suas mãos.

Isaías 59:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 59

As the former chapter declares the hypocrisy and formality of professors of religion; this expresses the errors and heresies, immorality and profaneness, which shall prevail before the spiritual reign of Christ, or the latter day glory begins; which is so fully described in the next chapter. Reasons are given of God's withdrawing his presence from a professing people, which were not want of power and readiness in him, but their own sins and transgressions, Isa 59:1,2 which are enumerated, such as murder, rapine, lies Isa 59:3-8 for which the judgments of God were upon them, darkness, distress, and misery, of which they were sensible, Isa 59:9-11 and confess their sins and transgressions, Isa 59:12,13 and lament their wretched state and condition, which was displeasing to God, Isa 59:14,15 who is represented as appearing for their salvation; moved to it by their want of help, and the oppression of their enemies, in which he shows his power, justice, zeal, grace, and goodness, Isa 59:16-18 the consequence of which shall be the conversion and salvation of many, owing to the efficacy of the divine Spirit, and to the spiritual coming of the Redeemer, Isa 59:19,20, and the chapter is closed with a promise of the continuance of the Spirit of God, and the Gospel of Christ in his church, unto the end of the world, Isa 59:21.