CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Isaiah 59:3 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/isaiah/59-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/13/23_Isa_59_03.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Isaiah 59:3 - Sin Separates Us from God" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/isaiah/59-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/isaiah/59-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/isaiah/">Isaiah</a> > <a href="/isaiah/59.htm">Chapter 59</a> > Verse 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad3.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm" title="Isaiah 59:2">◄</a> Isaiah 59:3 <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm" title="Isaiah 59:4">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/59.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue has muttered perversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with wrongdoing; Your lips have spoken deceit, Your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken a lie; Your tongue mutters unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing]; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers are stained with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You are guilty of lying, violence, and murder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath uttered perverseness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For your hands have been defiled with blood, "" And your fingers with iniquity, "" Your lips have spoken falsehood, "" Your tongue mutters perverseness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For your hands were polluted with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips spake falsehood, your tongue will mutter evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity: your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue uttereth iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For your hands have been polluted by blood, and your fingers by iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue utters iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with crime; Your lips speak falsehood, and your tongue utters deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because your hands are polluted in blood and your fingers in evil. Your lips speak falsehood and your tongue devises evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue muttereth wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with sins; your lips also have spoken iniquity, and your tongue meditates unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-3.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=13019" 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">2</span>But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḵap·pê·ḵem (N-fdc:: 2mp) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">your hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/1351.htm" title="1351: nə·ḡō·’ă·lū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To defile. A primitive root,; to soil or desecrate.">are stained</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: ḇad·dām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">with blood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/676.htm" title="676: wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- A finger. From the same as tseba'; something to sieze with, i.e. A finger; by analogy, a toe.">and your fingers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: be·‘ā·wōn (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">with iniquity;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">your lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bə·rū- (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: še·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">lies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·wn·ḵem (N-csc:: 2mp) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">and your tongue</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897: ṯeh·geh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse. A primitive root; to murmur; by implication, to ponder.">mutters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘aw·lāh (N-fs) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">injustice.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.…<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="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-10</a></span><br />The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-37</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Psalm 5:9</a></span><br />For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-8</a></span><br />“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2-3</a></span><br />The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-15.htm">Romans 3:15-18</a></span><br />“Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29-31</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. / And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. / Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Colossians 3:8</a></span><br />But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3</a></span><br />The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3-4</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. / Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Jeremiah 6:7</a></span><br />As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness.</p><p class="hdg">your hands</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15,21</a></b></br> And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30,34</a></b></br> In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17</a></b></br> But thine eyes and thine heart <i>are</i> not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do <i>it</i>.</p><p class="hdg">your lips</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">Jeremiah 7:8</a></b></br> Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-6</a></b></br> And they bend their tongues <i>like</i> their bow <i>for</i> lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/13-8.htm">Ezekiel 13:8</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I <i>am</i> against you, saith the Lord GOD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Fingers</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Mutter</a> <a href="/john/7-12.htm">Muttered</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jude/1-23.htm">Stained</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Fingers</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-62.htm">Mutter</a> <a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Muttered</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Stained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Wickedness</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>For your hands are stained with blood</b><br>This phrase indicates guilt and violence, suggesting that the people have committed acts of murder or severe injustice. In biblical context, "blood" often symbolizes life (<a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a>) and the shedding of blood represents taking life unlawfully. The imagery of stained hands implies that the people are directly involved in these acts. Historically, this could refer to the violence and corruption prevalent in Judah during Isaiah's time. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of sin and its consequences, as seen in <a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a> with Cain and Abel. This phrase also foreshadows the need for cleansing and redemption, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, whose blood cleanses from all sin (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>).<p><b>and your fingers with iniquity</b><br>The mention of "fingers" suggests detailed and deliberate acts of sin, emphasizing personal responsibility. Iniquity refers to moral crookedness or perversity, indicating a deep-seated corruption. This phrase highlights the pervasive nature of sin, affecting even the smallest actions. Biblically, it connects to the idea that sin is not just a matter of large, overt acts but also subtle, everyday choices (<a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a>). Theologically, it points to the need for a transformation of the heart, which is a central theme in the New Covenant (<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>).<p><b>your lips have spoken lies</b><br>This phrase addresses the sin of deceit and falsehood, which is condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>). In the cultural context of ancient Israel, truthfulness was essential for maintaining justice and community integrity. Lies disrupt relationships and reflect a heart not aligned with God's truth. This connects to the broader biblical theme of the tongue's power, as seen in <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a>. Theologically, it contrasts with Jesus, who is the Truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), and calls believers to speak truthfully (<a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a>).<p><b>and your tongue mutters injustice</b><br>The use of "mutters" suggests a continuous, perhaps secretive, engagement in unjust speech. Injustice here refers to actions and words that pervert justice and righteousness, which are foundational to God's character (<a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Psalm 89:14</a>). This phrase highlights the societal impact of individual sin, as unjust words can lead to systemic corruption. Biblically, it echoes the prophets' frequent calls for justice and righteousness (<a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Amos 5:24</a>). Theologically, it points to the ultimate justice brought by Christ, who will judge the world in righteousness (<a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</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 during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah addressed. The people of Judah were often rebuked for their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and the one who calls out the sins of the people through the prophet Isaiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience of Isaiah's message, who are being accused of various sins, including violence, deceit, and injustice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_and_iniquity.htm">Sin and Iniquity</a></b><br>The actions and moral failures that separate the people from God, as highlighted in this verse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_sin.htm">The Consequence of Sin</a></b><br>Sin separates us from God and leads to spiritual and sometimes physical consequences. Isaiah highlights the seriousness of sin, particularly those involving violence and deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Our words have the power to build up or destroy. Isaiah's rebuke of lying and injustice reminds us to be mindful of our speech and its impact on others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While Isaiah points out the sins of the people, the broader context of the book calls for repentance and offers hope for restoration. We are encouraged to turn away from sin and seek God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_integrity.htm">Moral Integrity</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live lives of integrity, avoiding actions and words that lead to injustice and harm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a></b><br>Isaiah serves as a mouthpiece for God, reminding us of the importance of listening to and heeding God's word through His messengers.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Your hands are defiled with blood.</span>--The accusation of the "grand indictment" of <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm" title="And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.">Isaiah 1:15</a> is reproduced <span class= "ital">verbatim.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Your hands are defiled with</span> <span class="cmt_word">blood</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15, 21</a>). (On the "innocent blood" shed by the Jews of the later Judaean kingdom, see <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6, 16</a>; <a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-25.htm">2 Kings 25:25</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm">2 Chronicles 24:21</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a>, etc.) It consisted in <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> sacrifices of children to Moloch; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> persecution of prophets; and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> judicial murders, either actual (like that of Naboth, in Israel) or virtual, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> such perversion of justice as produced general poverty and misery, and tended to shorten men's lives (see the comment on Isaiah 1:15). Your lips have spoken lies (comp. <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7</a>). The wicked oppressors "devised wicked devices to destroy the poor with <span class="accented">lying</span> words." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-3.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your hands</span><br /><span class="heb">כַפֵּיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḵap·pê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are stained</span><br /><span class="heb">נְגֹאֲל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḡō·’ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1351.htm">Strong's 1351: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soil, desecrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with blood,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַדָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇad·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your fingers</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_676.htm">Strong's 676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with iniquity;</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּֽעָוֺ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(be·‘ā·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your lips</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְּרוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bə·rū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<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">lies,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֔קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(še·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">and your tongue</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·wn·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mutters</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶהְגֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯeh·geh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<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">injustice.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַוְלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘aw·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injustice, unrighteousness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:4" /></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>