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We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />transgressing, and denying the LORD, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In transgressing and lying against the LORD, And departing from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Offending and denying the LORD, And turning away from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Transgressing and denying the LORD, And turning away from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving in and uttering from the heart lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Transgressing and denying the LORD, And turning away from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving <i>in</i> and uttering from the heart lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Transgressing and denying Yahweh, And turning back from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving <i>in</i> and uttering from the heart lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Rebelling against and denying the LORD, Turning away from [following] our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />transgression and deception against the LORD, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />transgression and deception against the LORD, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />transgressing and denying Jehovah, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We have rebelled and refused to follow you. Our hearts were deceitful, and so we lied; we planned to abuse others and turn our backs on you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />in transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We have rebelled and denied the LORD. We have turned away from our God. We have spoken about oppression and revolt. We have conceived and uttered lies in our hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />they've rebelled in treachery against the LORD, and are turning away from following our God; and they've spoken oppression and revolt, and are conceiving lying words from the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have rebelled and tried to deceive the LORD; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Transgressing, and lying against YHWH, "" And removing from after our God, "" Speaking oppression and apostasy, "" Conceiving and uttering from the heart "" Words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Transgressing, and lying against Jehovah, And removing from after our God, Speaking oppression and apostasy, Conceiving and uttering from the heart Words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Transgressing and lying against Jehovah, and departing from after our God, speaking violence and apostasy, they conceived and muttered from the heart words of falsehood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In sinning and lying against the Lord: and we have turned away so that we went not after our God, but spoke calumny and transgression : we have conceived, and uttered from the heart, words of falsehood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />sinning and lying against the Lord. And we have turned away, not so as to go after our God, and so that we were speaking calumny and transgression. We have conceived, and spoken from the heart, words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Transgressing, and denying the LORD, turning back from following our God, Planning fraud and treachery, uttering lying words conceived in the heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />transgressing, and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, talking oppression and revolt, conceiving lying words and uttering them from the heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Transgressing and lying against the LORD, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and devising in our heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />We have done evil and we have lied to LORD JEHOVAH, and we have turned away from after our God. We have spoken oppression and we rebelled. We were conceiving and meditating lying words from our heart<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Transgressing and denying the LORD, And turning away from following our God, Speaking oppression and perverseness, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned, and dealt falsely, and revolted from our God: we have spoken unrighteous words, and have been disobedient; we have conceived and uttered from our heart unrighteous words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13143" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Sin Separates Us from God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities: <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6586.htm" title="6586: pā·šō·a‘ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">rebelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/3584.htm" title="3584: wə·ḵa·ḥêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean. A primitive root; to be untrue, in word or deed.">and denying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5253.htm" title="5253: wə·nā·sō·wḡ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-InfAbs) -- Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away. A primitive root; to retreat.">turning away</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥar (Prep-m) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·ber- (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/6233.htm" title="6233: ‘ō·šeq (N-ms) -- Oppression, extortion. From ashaq; injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain.">oppression</a> <a href="/hebrew/5627.htm" title="5627: wə·sā·rāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal. From cuwr; apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission.">and revolt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: hō·rōw (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">conceiving</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897: wə·hō·ḡōw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse. A primitive root; to murmur; by implication, to ponder.">and uttering</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê- (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: mil·lêḇ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">from the heart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7</a></span><br />Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5</a></span><br />we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Nehemiah 9:33-34</a></span><br />You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. / Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a></span><br />Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Hosea 7:13</a></span><br />Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Micah 7:9</a></span><br />Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Jeremiah 5:25</a></span><br />Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-42.htm">Lamentations 3:42</a></span><br />“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-17.htm">James 4:17</a></span><br />Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-19.htm">Romans 7:19-20</a></span><br />For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. / And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.</p><p class="hdg">lying</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a></b></br> For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a></b></br> Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time <i>that</i> thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Isaiah 57:11</a></b></br> And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid <i>it</i> to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?</p><p class="hdg">departing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6</a></b></br> Turn ye unto <i>him from</i> whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-21.htm">Psalm 18:21</a></b></br> For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13,19-21</a></b></br> For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, <i>and</i> hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water… </p><p class="hdg">speaking</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-23.htm">Jeremiah 5:23</a></b></br> But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2-5</a></b></br> Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they <i>be</i> all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-36</a></b></br> O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Conceiving</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Denying</a> <a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">Departing</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Following</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Revolt</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Transgressing</a> <a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Treachery</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Uttering</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/genesis/16-11.htm">Conceiving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/luke/8-45.htm">Denying</a> <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Departing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Following</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Revolt</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Transgressing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Treachery</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/luke/5-22.htm">Uttering</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 59</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Calamities are not due to lack of saving power in God, but to their own sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Salvation is only of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">The covenant of the Redeemer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/59.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/59.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>rebelling and denying the LORD</b><br>This phrase highlights the willful disobedience and rejection of God's authority. In the context of Isaiah, the Israelites were often guilty of turning away from God's commandments, as seen throughout their history (e.g., <a href="/exodus/32.htm">Exodus 32:1-6</a> with the golden calf incident). Rebellion against God is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, illustrating humanity's tendency to choose its own path over divine guidance. This rebellion is not just a passive neglect but an active denial of God's sovereignty, akin to the actions of Adam and Eve in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>. The denial of the LORD is a serious offense, as it breaks the covenant relationship established between God and His people.<p><b>turning away from our God</b><br>This phrase indicates a deliberate choice to abandon the relationship with God. Historically, Israel's turning away often involved idolatry and alliances with pagan nations, which led to spiritual and moral decay (e.g., <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a>). The act of turning away is symbolic of a heart that is not aligned with God's will, reminiscent of the prodigal son in <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>, who left his father's house. This turning away is a betrayal of the intimate relationship God desires with His people, as seen in the covenant language of <a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a>.<p><b>speaking oppression and revolt</b><br>This phrase reflects the social injustices and political upheaval present in Isaiah's time. The leaders and people of Israel were guilty of exploiting the vulnerable, contrary to God's laws that emphasize justice and care for the oppressed (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Deuteronomy 24:14-15</a>). Speaking oppression suggests a systemic issue where injustice is perpetuated through words and actions. Revolt indicates a broader societal rebellion against God's ordained order, similar to the rebellion of Korah in <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>. This behavior is condemned by the prophets, who call for repentance and a return to righteousness (<a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Amos 5:24</a>).<p><b>conceiving and uttering lies from the heart</b><br>This phrase underscores the deceitfulness and moral corruption that begins internally. The heart, in biblical terms, is the center of thought and intention (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). The conception of lies suggests premeditated sin, not just impulsive actions. This internal corruption is what Jesus addresses in <a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a>, where He explains that evil thoughts and actions originate from the heart. The utterance of lies is a direct violation of the ninth commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>) and reflects a character contrary to the truth embodied by Christ (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). The emphasis on the heart indicates that true repentance and transformation must begin internally, aligning with the promise of a new heart in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible, representing His eternal and unchanging nature. In this context, the people have rebelled against Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's message, who are being called out for their rebellion and sin against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the specific focus of Isaiah's prophecies during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_and_rebellion.htm">Sin and Rebellion</a></b><br>The actions and attitudes of the people that have led them away from God, including lying, oppression, and revolt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize the importance of acknowledging our sins and rebellion against God. This is the first step toward repentance and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Understand that sin often involves deception, both of ourselves and others. Lies and oppression are manifestations of a heart turned away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Reflect on the spiritual and communal consequences of turning away from God. Rebellion leads to separation from Him and harms our relationships with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Emphasize the need for genuine repentance and turning back to God. This involves a change of heart and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_forgiveness.htm">God's Faithfulness and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Despite our rebellion, God remains faithful and offers forgiveness to those who return to Him with a contrite heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_59.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 59</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_define_perversion.htm">How does the Bible define perversion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_misquote_psalms_in_romans.htm">If the Bible is divinely inspired, why does Paul misquote the Old Testament (Romans 3:10-18 vs. Psalms)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_identifies_'babylon_the_great'.htm">In Revelation 14:8, what historical or archeological basis exists for identifying 'Babylon the Great,' and how might contradictory theories weaken its credibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_tell_slaves_to_obey.htm">Titus 2:9 - Why does Paul instruct slaves to obey their masters, seemingly endorsing slavery in the process?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">In</span> <span class= "bld">transgressing . . .</span>--The clauses point respectively (1) to false and hypocritical worship; (2) to open apostacy; (3) to sins against man, and these subdivided into (<span class= "ital">a</span>) sins against truth, and (<span class= "ital">b</span>) sins against justice.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - An enumeration of special sins. First, sins of the heart. <span class="cmt_word">Transgressing and lying against the Lord</span>; or rather, <span class="accented">treason and unfaithfulness to Jehovah</span> (Cheyne); followed by departing away from God, or the secret act of apostasy. Next, sins of the tongue: Speaking oppression and revolt; or, <span class="accented">oppression and wrong -</span> the "wrong," probably, of false accusation (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Deuteronomy 19:16</a>); and, lastly, conceiving and uttering <span class="cmt_word">· . .</span> words of falsehood generally. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">rebelling</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּשֹׁ֤עַ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·šō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and denying</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַחֵשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵa·ḥêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3584.htm">Strong's 3584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turning away</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָס֖וֹג</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·sō·wḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5253.htm">Strong's 5253: </a> </span><span class="str2">Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאַחַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaking</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֶּר־</span> <span class="translit">(dab·ber-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oppression</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֣שֶׁק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·šeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6233.htm">Strong's 6233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and revolt,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5627.htm">Strong's 5627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">conceiving</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹר֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conceive, become pregnant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and uttering</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֹג֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·ḡōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1897.htm">Strong's 1897: </a> </span><span class="str2">To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁקֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלֵּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:13 Transgressing and denying Yahweh and turning away (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>