Isaiah 59:6

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“Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.”

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“Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Their webs become not a garment, Nor do they cover themselves with their works, Their works <FI>are<Fi> works of iniquity, And a deed of violence <FI>is<Fi> in their hands.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 59:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
  2. Job 8:14His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
  3. Psalms 55:11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
  4. Psalms 58:2No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
  5. Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
  6. Isaiah 28:18Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
  7. Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
  8. Isaiah 30:12Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
  9. Isaiah 57:12I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
  10. Isaiah 58:4You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.
  11. Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
  12. Jeremiah 6:7As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
  13. Ezekiel 7:11Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.
  14. Ezekiel 7:23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
  15. Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
  16. Amos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
  17. Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
  18. Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
  19. Micah 2:8But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.
  20. Micah 3:1Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
  21. Micah 6:12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
  22. Habakkuk 1:2How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
  23. Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
  24. Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

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