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Isaiah 59:12

For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:

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For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them:

KJV

For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
רַבּ֤וּra.Buthey are manyH7231 →
פְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nutransgressions ourH6588 →
נֶגְדֶּ֔ךָneg.De.khabefore youH5048 →
וְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuand sins ourH2403 →
עָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahit has testifiedH6030 →
בָּ֑נוּBa.nuagainst us
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
פְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nutransgressions ourH6588 →
אִתָּ֔נוּ'i.Ta.nu[are] with usH854 →
וַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuand iniquities ourH5771 →
יְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.Numwe know themH3045 →

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Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.Psalms 51:3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.Ezra 9:6and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.Hosea 5:5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.Ezekiel 5:6But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against My statutes worse than the countries around her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’Hosea 4:2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.Genesis 30:33So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”Ezekiel 24:6–14Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.Jeremiah 7:8–10But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.Jeremiah 5:3–9O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.Ezekiel 16:51–52Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.1 Thessalonians 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,Ezekiel 8:8–16“Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.Isaiah 3:9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.Romans 3:19–20Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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