Isaiah 59:2-7 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

2. It is your sins that separate you from your God. He turns away from you when he sees them.

3. That’s because your hands are covered with blood from the people you murdered. You tell lies and say evil things.

4. You can’t be trusted, even in court. You lie about each other and depend on false arguments to win your cases. You create pain and produce wickedness.

5. You hatch evil, like eggs from a poisonous snake. Anyone who eats the eggs will die. And if you break one of them open, a poisonous snake will come out. Your lies are like spider webs.

6. They cannot be used for clothes, and you cannot cover yourself with them. Your hands are always busy sinning and hurting others.

7. Your feet run toward evil. You are always ready to kill innocent people. You think of nothing but evil. Everywhere you go you cause trouble and ruin.

Isaiah 59