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The LORD’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD’S hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD&#8217S hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Behold, the LORD’s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Neither is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, the hand of Yahweh is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD’S hand is not so short That it cannot save, Nor His ear so impaired That it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the LORD’s arm is not too weak to save, and his ear is not too deaf to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the LORD&#8217s hand is not too short to save, and His ear is not too deaf to hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD hasn't lost his powerful strength; he can still hear and answer prayers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is not too weak to save or his ear too deaf to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't think that the LORD is too weak to save you or too deaf to hear your call for help! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"See, the LORD's hand is not too short to save, nor are his ears too dull to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, the LORD's hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it can't save; neither his ear heavy, that it can't hear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the hand of YHWH "" Has not been shortened from saving, "" Nor His ear heavy from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, the hand of Jehovah Hath not been shortened from saving, Nor heavy his ear from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the hand of Jehovah was not shortened from saving, and his ear heavy from hearing:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />BEHOLD the hand of the Lord is not shortened that it cannot save, neither is his ear heavy that it cannot hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, the hand of the Lord has not been shortened, so that it cannot save, and his ear has not been blocked, so that it cannot hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />No, the hand of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, the LORD’s hand is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />BEHOLD, the LORD'S hand is not so short, that it cannot save; neither is his ear dull that it cannot hear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold the hand of LORD JEHOVAH is not too short to save, and his ear is not dull of hearing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, Neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Has the hand of the Lord no power to save? or has he made his ear heavy, so that he should not hear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-1.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=13002" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ- (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the arm</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: qā·ṣə·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">too short</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mê·hō·wō·šî·a‘ (Prep-m:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">to save,</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">nor His ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: ḵā·ḇə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">too dull</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: miš·šə·mō·w·a‘ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to hear.</a> </span><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.…<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="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a></span><br />Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></span><br />“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a></span><br />“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a></span><br />“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalm 135:6</a></span><br />The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-15.htm">Psalm 118:15-16</a></span><br />Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! / The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">2 Chronicles 20:6</a></span><br />and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a></span><br />For no word from God will ever fail.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></span><br />Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:</p><p class="hdg">the Lord's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></b></br> Wherefore, when I came, <i>was there</i> no man? when I called, <i>was there</i> none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because <i>there is</i> no water, and dieth for thirst.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></b></br> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.</p><p class="hdg">that it cannot save</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this <i>that is</i> glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></b></br> Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.</p><p class="hdg">his ear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></b></br> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></b></br> For this people's heart is waxed gross, and <i>their</i> ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with <i>their</i> eyes, and hear with <i>their</i> ears, and should understand with <i>their</i> heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Dull</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-20.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Save</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Short</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Unable</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Dull</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Save</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm">Short</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Unable</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>Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omnipotence and ability to deliver His people. The "arm of the LORD" is a metaphor for His power and might, often used throughout the Old Testament to describe His ability to intervene in human affairs (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a>). In the context of Isaiah, this statement reassures the Israelites that despite their current circumstances, God's power to save is not diminished. Historically, the Israelites were facing threats from surrounding nations, and this assurance would have been crucial. Theologically, it points to God's unchanging nature and His ability to fulfill His promises, as seen in the deliverance from Egypt and the anticipated coming of the Messiah, who is the ultimate expression of God's saving power (<a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a>).<p><b>nor His ear too dull to hear</b><br>This phrase highlights God's attentiveness and willingness to listen to the cries of His people. It counters any belief that God is indifferent or unresponsive to their prayers. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, gods of other nations were often seen as distant or needing to be appeased to gain their attention. In contrast, the God of Israel is portrayed as actively listening and engaged with His people. This assurance is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>, which states that the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their cry. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching that God hears and answers prayer through Jesus Christ, who intercedes on behalf of believers (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</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 that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises. In this context, it highlights His power and willingness to save.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often the audience of Isaiah's prophecies. The people of Judah were experiencing spiritual and social corruption at the time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_arm_of_the_lord.htm">The Arm of the LORD</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's power and ability to intervene in human affairs. It signifies His strength and capability to deliver His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ear_of_the_lord.htm">The Ear of the LORD</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's attentiveness and willingness to listen to the prayers and cries of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipotence.htm">God's Omnipotence</a></b><br>God's power is limitless. No situation is beyond His ability to intervene and save. Believers should trust in His strength rather than their own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_attentiveness.htm">God's Attentiveness</a></b><br>God is always listening. Our prayers are heard, and we should approach Him with confidence, knowing that He is attentive to our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God's power and willingness to save are assured, human sin can create a barrier. Repentance and turning back to God are necessary to experience His salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Believers are called to live out their faith, trusting in God's promises and power. This involves active prayer, reliance on God, and obedience to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>In times of difficulty, remember that God's arm is not too short to save. He is present and capable, providing hope and assurance in every circumstance.<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/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God’s “arm is not too short” (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_hear_my_prayers.htm">Can God hear my prayers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_59_2_contradict_god's_presence.htm">In Isaiah 59:2, does the claim that sins literally separate people from God contradict the New Testament concept of God’s constant presence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_wicked_prayers_abominable.htm">Why are the wicked's prayers considered an abomination?</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>LIX.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Behold, the Lord's hand . . .</span>--The declaration is an implied answer to the complaint, like that of <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm" title="Why have we fasted, say they, and you see not? why have we afflicted our soul, and you take no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and exact all your labors.">Isaiah 58:3</a>, that the glorious promises had not as yet been fulfilled. The murmurera are told that the hindrance is on their side.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-8.</span> - A GENERAL REBUKE OF ISRAEL FOR ITS MANIFOLD SINS, The command given to the prophet in <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a> to "show God's people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins " - partly executed in <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Isaiah 58:4-7</a> and 13 - is now further carried out by a scathing denunciation of various forms of wickedness, more or less prevalent in Israel, the effect of which has been to separate between Israel and God, to "shorten God's hand" and "make his ears heavy." The passage has many analogies with <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2-23</a>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord's hand is not shortened;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> God is not less able to help than of old; his "hand" has lost none of its power. That he does not help is owing to the iniquities of his people, which have separated between him and them (ver. 2). It is the same fact which has made his ear heavy. He cannot hear prayers that are not sincere - not from the heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-1.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">Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the arm</span><br /><span class="heb">יַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too short</span><br /><span class="heb">קָצְרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dock off, curtail, to harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to save,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hō·wō·šî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor His ear</span><br /><span class="heb">אָזְנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·zə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too dull</span><br /><span class="heb">כָבְדָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·ḇə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to hear.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šə·mō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:1 Behold Yahweh's hand is not shortened that (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 58:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 58:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:2" /></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>