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Isaiah 59:7

Sin

5 They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

6 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

8 The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.

9 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
KJV
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
WEB
Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.
ASV
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
DARBY
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths;
BLB
Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity—ruin and destruction [are] in their paths!
ÅB
Deres føtter haster til det onde og er snare til å utøse uskyldig blod; deres tanker er ondskaps tanker; det er ødeleggelse og undergang på deres veier.
OTB
Deres føtter løper til det onde, og de er raske til å utøse uskyldig blod. Deres tanker er tanker om misgjerning; ødeleggelse og undergang er på deres veier.
B1930
Deres føtter haster til det onde og er snare til å utøse uskyldig blod; deres tanker er ondskaps tanker; det er ødeleggelse og undergang på deres veier.

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