Text -- Isaiah 59:1-3 (NET)

Injustice Brings Alienation from God

59:1 Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you. 59:2 But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers. 59:3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 59:1

¹ tn Heb “short” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

² tn Heb “or his ear too heavy [i.e., “dull”] to hear.”

NET Notes: Isa 59:2

¹ tn Heb “and your sins have caused [his] face to be hidden from you so as not to hear.”