Isaiah 59:3
New International Version
For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things.

New Living Translation
Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.

English Standard Version
For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.

Berean Standard Bible
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

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

New King James Version
For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue has muttered perversity.

New American Standard Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with wrongdoing; Your lips have spoken deceit, Your tongue mutters wickedness.

NASB 1995
For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue mutters wickedness.

NASB 1977
For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue mutters wickedness.

Legacy Standard Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken a lie; Your tongue mutters unrighteousness.

Amplified Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood And your fingers with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing]; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue mutters wickedness.

Christian Standard Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.

American Standard Version
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.

Contemporary English Version
Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood.

English Revised Version
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers are stained with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things.

Good News Translation
You are guilty of lying, violence, and murder.

International Standard Version
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your tongue mutters wickedness.

Majority Standard Bible
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

NET Bible
For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

New Heart English Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.

Webster's Bible Translation
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath uttered perverseness.

World English Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For your hands have been defiled with blood, "" And your fingers with iniquity, "" Your lips have spoken falsehood, "" Your tongue mutters perverseness.

Young's Literal Translation
For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.

Smith's Literal Translation
For your hands were polluted with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips spake falsehood, your tongue will mutter evil.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity: your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue uttereth iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For your hands have been polluted by blood, and your fingers by iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue utters iniquity.

New American Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with crime; Your lips speak falsehood, and your tongue utters deceit.

New Revised Standard Version
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because your hands are polluted in blood and your fingers in evil. Your lips speak falsehood and your tongue devises evil
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue muttereth wickedness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with sins; your lips also have spoken iniquity, and your tongue meditates unrighteousness.
Audio Bible



Context
Sin Separates Us from God
2But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. 3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. 4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.…

Cross References
Romans 3:13-14
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

James 3:6-10
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ...

Matthew 12:34-37
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ...

Psalm 5:9
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Jeremiah 9:3-8
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ...

Micah 7:2-3
The 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. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

Hosea 4:1-2
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Romans 3:15-18
“Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.” ...

Ephesians 4:29-31
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. / And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. / Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

Colossians 3:8
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Proverbs 6:16-19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...

Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Psalm 58:3-4
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. / Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Jeremiah 6:7
As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.


Treasury of Scripture

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

your hands

Isaiah 1:15,21
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood…

Jeremiah 2:30,34
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion…

Jeremiah 22:17
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

your lips

Jeremiah 7:8
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

Jeremiah 9:3-6
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD…

Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.

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For your hands are stained with blood
The phrase "your hands are stained with blood" uses the imagery of hands to symbolize actions and deeds. In Hebrew, the word for "hands" (יָדַיִם, yadayim) often represents one's power and ability to act. The "stained with blood" indicates guilt and violence, suggesting that the people have committed acts of murder or severe injustice. Historically, this reflects the period of moral and social decay in Israel, where violence and oppression were rampant. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of sin and its consequences, emphasizing that God sees and judges the actions of His people.

and your fingers with iniquity
The "fingers" (אֶצְבְּעוֹת, etzba'ot) further emphasize the personal and deliberate nature of sin. While hands can represent broader actions, fingers suggest more intricate and intentional wrongdoing. "Iniquity" (עָוֹן, avon) refers to moral perversity and guilt. This phrase highlights the pervasive nature of sin, affecting even the smallest actions and decisions. It serves as a reminder that no sin is hidden from God, and even seemingly minor transgressions contribute to the overall corruption of the heart.

your lips have spoken lies
"Lips" (שְׂפָתַיִם, sefatayim) are often used in Scripture to represent speech and communication. The act of speaking "lies" (שֶׁקֶר, sheker) indicates a departure from truth and integrity. In the historical context of Isaiah, falsehoods were prevalent among the leaders and prophets, leading the people astray. This phrase warns against the destructive power of deceit and the importance of truthfulness, aligning with the biblical principle that God detests lying lips but delights in those who speak truthfully (Proverbs 12:22).

and your tongue mutters injustice
The "tongue" (לָשׁוֹן, lashon) is a powerful symbol of communication and influence. To "mutter" (הָגָה, hagah) suggests a continuous, perhaps even subconscious, engagement in wrongdoing. "Injustice" (עַוְלָה, avlah) refers to actions that are morally wrong and unfair. This phrase captures the insidious nature of sin, where injustice becomes a habitual part of one's speech and life. It serves as a call to repentance, urging believers to align their words and actions with God's standards of justice and righteousness.

(3) Your hands are defiled with blood.--The accusation of the "grand indictment" of Isaiah 1:15 is reproduced verbatim.

Verse 3. - Your hands are defiled with blood (comp. Isaiah 1:15, 21). (On the "innocent blood" shed by the Jews of the later Judaean kingdom, see 2 Kings 21:6, 16; 2 Kings 24:4; 2 Kings 25:25; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 2 Chronicles 28:3; 2 Chronicles 33:6; 2 Chronicles 36:16, etc.) It consisted in

(1) sacrifices of children to Moloch;

(2) persecution of prophets; and

(3) judicial murders, either actual (like that of Naboth, in Israel) or virtual, i.e. such perversion of justice as produced general poverty and misery, and tended to shorten men's lives (see the comment on Isaiah 1:15). Your lips have spoken lies (comp. Isaiah 32:7). The wicked oppressors "devised wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

your hands
כַפֵּיכֶם֙ (ḵap·pê·ḵem)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

are stained
נְגֹאֲל֣וּ (nə·ḡō·’ă·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1351: To soil, desecrate

with blood,
בַדָּ֔ם (ḇad·dām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

and your fingers
וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·w·ṯê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 676: Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe

with iniquity;
בֶּֽעָוֺ֑ן (be·‘ā·wōn)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

your lips
שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ (śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

have spoken
דִּבְּרוּ־ (dib·bə·rū-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

lies,
שֶׁ֔קֶר (še·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

and your tongue
לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם (lə·šō·wn·ḵem)
Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3956: The tongue

mutters
תֶהְגֶּֽה׃ (ṯeh·geh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse

injustice.
עַוְלָ֥ה (‘aw·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness


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