Verse 5
Isaiah 59:5
Free Bible Version
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They hatch viper's eggs, and weave a spider's web. If you eat their eggs you'll die; if you crush their eggs you'll only hatch snakes.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֵּיצֵ֤י צִפְעוֹנִי֙ בִּקֵּ֔עוּ וְ/קוּרֵ֥י עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ הָ/אֹכֵ֤ל מִ/בֵּֽיצֵי/הֶם֙ יָמ֔וּת וְ/הַ/זּוּרֶ֖ה תִּבָּקַ֥ע אֶפְעֶֽה
English Translation
The eggs of the vipers will be crushed, and the web of the spider will be broken; whoever eats their eggs will die, and the offspring will be torn apart.
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Chapter 59 Context
1
Don't you see? The Lord's arm isn't too weak to save you, and his ear isn't too deaf to hear you!
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It's your guilt that has created a barrier between you and your God (Elohim); your sins have hidden...
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3
Your hands are covered in blood and your fingers tainted with guilt, your lips speak lies and your m...
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4
Nobody wants justice, nobody pleads their case with honesty. They rely on false testimony, and tell...
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5
They hatch viper's eggs, and weave a spider's web. If you eat their eggs you'll die; if you crush th...
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Their webs can't be made into clothes; they can't cover themselves by what they produce. What they d...
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7
They run to do evil; they're quick to murder innocent people. Their minds are full of sinful thought...
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They don't know how to live in peace; they're not straight and fair with others. Their way is totall...
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9
So that's why we don't have justice, and we don't do what's right. We look for the light, but only f...
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10
We grope like blind people along a wall, feeling with our hands as if we have no eyes. We stumble at...
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11
All of us growl like bears and coo like doves as we wait for justice to be done, but it never happen...
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12
You are aware of all our rebellious acts; our sins witness against us. Yes, we acknowledge our rebel...
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13
We have disobeyed and denied you, Lord; we have turned our backs on our God (Elohim). We have encour...
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14
Justice is rejected, and doing right never happens. Truth falls down in the street, and honesty is b...
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15
There's no truth anywhere, and anyone who does give up evil is robbed. The Lord saw what was going o...
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16
He looked around, and he was appalled to find there was no one who would do anything about it, so he...
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17
He put on integrity as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on clothes of ve...
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18
He will repay everyone for what they've done: fury to his enemies, revenge to those who oppose him,...
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19
Those in the west will be in awe of the Lord, and those in the east will be amazed at his glory, for...
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20
The Redeemer will come to Zion, to Jacob's descendants who turn from their sins, declares the Lord.
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This is my agreement with them, says the Lord. My Spirit, who is upon you, won't leave you, and my w...
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