Isaiah 59:1

Behold, the Lord's hand is not too short to save; neither his ear too heavy for hearing;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

In Context

2But your iniquities have ever made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have caused him to hide his face from you, so that he would not hear.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:23And the Lord said unto Moses, Should the Lord's hand be too short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

1 Samuel 8:18And ye will cry out on that day because of your king whom ye will have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day.

Isaiah 6:10Obdurate will remain the heart of this people, and their ears will be heavy, and their eyes will be shut: so that they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor their hearts be understanding, so that they be converted, and healing be granted them.

Isaiah 50:2Why did I come and no man was there, did I call, with none to answer? hath my hand become too short for redeeming? or is there no power in me to deliver? behold, through my threatening I can dry up the sea, I can change the rivers into a wilderness: their fish stink for want of water, and die for thirst.

Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, dyed red in his garments from Bozrah? this—glorious in his apparel, moving along in the greatness of his strength? “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord Eternal! behold, it is thou that hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thy outstretched arm; nothing is too wonderful for thee;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:1

In this chapter we have sin appearing exceedingly sinful, and grace appearing exceedingly gracious; and, as what is here said of the sinner's sin ( ver. 7, 8 ) is applied to the general corruption of mankind ( Rom. iii. 15 ), so what is here said of a Redeemer ( ver. 20 ) is applied to Christ, Rom. xi. 26 . I. It is here charged upon this people that they had themselves stopped the current of God's favours to them, and the particular sins are specified which kept good things from them, ver. 1-8 . II. It is here… Read the whole commentary →

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