Iniquity, not any weakness in Jehovah, blocks salvation: his hand is not shortened nor his ear heavy, but sins have separated the people from their God (vv.

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Iniquity, not any weakness in Jehovah, blocks salvation: his hand is not shortened nor his ear heavy, but sins have separated the people from their God (vv. 1-2). The indictment piles up images (hands defiled with blood, adders' eggs, spiders' webs, feet running to shed innocent blood) and Paul quotes verses 7-8 in Romans 3:15-17 as evidence of universal sin. The voice shifts to confession: the people grope for the wall like the blind while truth falls in the street (vv. 9-15). Jehovah sees there is no justice and no intercessor, so his own arm brings salvation; he puts on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation (vv. 16-18). "A Redeemer will come to Zion" (v. 20) (quoted in Romans 11:26-27 of Israel's future salvation), sealed by a covenant of Spirit and word that never departs (v. 21).

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Isaiah — Isaiah overview

A. 1–8 Your Iniquities Have Separated You from Your God
B. 9–15 We Grope for the Wall Like the Blind at Noonday
C. 16–21 He Put On Righteousness as a Breastplate; a Redeemer Comes to Zion

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Isaiah 53 verses
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
- Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- Isaiah 5:30In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
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Romans 32 verses
- Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
- Romans 3:17and the way of peace they have not known.”
- Read Romans 3 →
Ephesians 62 verses
- Ephesians 6:14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
- Ephesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- Read Ephesians 6 →
Micah 71 verse
- Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
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Jeremiah 321 verse
- Jeremiah 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
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Isaiah 501 verse
- Isaiah 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
- Read Isaiah 50 →
Numbers 111 verse
- Numbers 11:23The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
- Read Numbers 11 →
Proverbs 151 verse
- Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Read Proverbs 15 →

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.