Isaiah 59:1

Lo! the hand of Yahweh is not too short to save,—Neither is his ear too heavy to hear.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 become separators betwixt you and your God, And your sins, have caused a hiding of face from you that he should-not hear.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:23Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Shall the hand of Yahweh, fail? Now, shalt thou see whether my word come to pass unto thee or not.

1 Samuel 8:18Then will ye make outcry, in that day, because of your king whom ye have chosen for yourselves,—and Yahweh will not answer you, in that day.

Isaiah 6:10Stupefy thou the heart of this people, And their ears, make thou heavy, And their eyes, overspread,—Lest they see with their eyes And with their ears, should hear, And their heart should discern and come back. And they be healed.

Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, When I came in, was there no one? When I called, was there none to answer? Is mine own hand, really shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or is there not, in me, strength to deliver? Lo! by my rebuke, I dry up the sea I make rivers a desert, Their fish Stinketh, for want of water, Yea dieth, for thirst:

Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming in from Edom With bright-red garments, from Bozrah? This made splendid in his raiment, Marching on in the greatness of his strength? I, speaking in righteousness, Mighty to save.

Jeremiah 32:17Alas! My Lord, Yahweh! Lo! thou thyself, didst make the heavens, and the earth, by thy great might, and by thine outstretched arm,—There is nothing, 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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