Isaiah 59:1

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.

Isaiah 33:15

33:15 The one who lives uprightly

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe;

the one who does not plot violent crimes

and does not seek to harm others


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

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

tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”