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Isaiah 59:1

God's power and sovereigntyPrayerSalvation
Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

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BSB
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
KJV
Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
WEB
Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.
ASV
Behold, Jehovah`s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
DARBY
Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened that it cannot save, neither his ear heavy that it cannot hear;
BLB
Behold, the hand of YHWH is not shortened from saving, and his ear is not heavy from hearing.
ÅB
Se, Herrens hånd er ikke for kort til å frelse, og hans øre er ikke for tunghørt til å høre.
OTB
Se, Herrens hånd er ikke for kort til å frelse, og hans øre er ikke for tungt til å høre.
B1930
Se, Herrens hånd er ikke for kort til å frelse, og hans øre er ikke for tunghørt til å høre.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 32:17

    Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

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  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

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  • Numbers 11:23

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

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  • Isaiah 65:24

    And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

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  • Genesis 18:14

    Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

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  • Hebrews 7:25

    Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

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  • Matthew 13:15

    For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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  • Isaiah 58:9

    Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

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