Isaiah 59:6
New International Version
Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

New Living Translation
Their webs can’t be made into clothing, and nothing they do is productive. All their activity is filled with sin, and violence is their trademark.

English Standard Version
Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

New King James Version
Their webs will not become garments, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands.

New American Standard Bible
Their webs will not become clothing, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of wrongdoing, And an act of violence is in their hands.

NASB 1995
Their webs will not become clothing, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And an act of violence is in their hands.

NASB 1977
Their webs will not become clothing, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And an act of violence is in their hands.

Legacy Standard Bible
Their webs will not become a garment, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of wickedness, And a deed of violence is in their hands.

Amplified Bible
Their webs will not serve as clothing, Nor will they cover themselves with what they make; Their works are works of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing], And the act of violence is in their hands.

Christian Standard Bible
Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works are sinful works, and violent acts are in their hands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works are sinful works, and violent acts are in their hands.

American Standard Version
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Contemporary English Version
but you can't make clothes with those webs or hide behind them. You're sinful and brutal.

English Revised Version
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their webs can't be used for clothes, nor can they cover themselves with their works. Their works are evil. Their hands have committed acts of violence.

International Standard Version
Their cobwebs cannot become clothing, they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are deeds of iniquity, and acts of violence fill their hands.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.

New Heart English Bible
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Webster's Bible Translation
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

World English Bible
Their webs won’t become garments. They won’t cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity, and acts of violence are in their hands.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Their webs do not become a garment, "" Nor do they cover themselves with their works, "" Their works [are] works of iniquity, "" And a deed of violence [is] in their hands.

Young's Literal Translation
Their webs become not a garment, Nor do they cover themselves with their works, Their works are works of iniquity, And a deed of violence is in their hands.

Smith's Literal Translation
Their webs shall not be for a garment, and they shall not be covered with their works: their works the works of vanity, and the work of violence in their hands.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Their webs shall not be for clothing, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are unprofitable works, and the work of iniquity is in their hands.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Their weavings will not be for clothing, nor will they cover themselves with their handiwork. Their works are useless things, and the work of iniquity is in their hands.

New American Bible
Their webs cannot serve as clothing, nor can they cover themselves with their works. Their works are evil works, and deeds of violence are in their hands.

New Revised Standard Version
Their webs cannot serve as clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Their webs will not be for clothing and they will not be sheltered by their works. Their works are the works of fraud and the works of evil are in their hands
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Their webs shall not become garments, Neither shall men cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Their web shall not become a garment, nor shall they at all clothe themselves with their works; for their works are works of iniquity.
Audio Bible



Context
Sin Separates Us from God
5They 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. 6Their 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. 7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.…

Cross References
Job 8:14-15
His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web. / He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

Proverbs 1:31
So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Micah 7:3
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.

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.

Hosea 10:13
You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,

Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. / He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

Proverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Jeremiah 9:5
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

Job 15:35
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

Psalm 35:8
May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

Romans 3:15-17
“Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.”

Matthew 7:16-20
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ...

Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

James 3:16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.


Treasury of Scripture

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

webs

Isaiah 28:18-20
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it…

Isaiah 30:12-14
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: …

Job 8:14,15
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web…

neither

Isaiah 30:1
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

Isaiah 57:12
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

their works

Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Genesis 6:11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Psalm 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

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16. Salvation is only of God
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Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing
The imagery of "cobwebs" in this verse is a powerful metaphor for the futility and fragility of the actions of the wicked. In the Hebrew text, the word for "cobwebs" (קורי) suggests something that is intricately woven yet ultimately weak and insubstantial. Historically, cobwebs have been seen as symbols of entrapment and deceit, reflecting the deceptive practices of those who turn away from righteousness. The phrase "cannot be made into clothing" emphasizes the uselessness of their efforts; just as cobwebs cannot provide warmth or protection, the sinful deeds of the wicked cannot cover their spiritual nakedness or shame. This imagery calls to mind the broader biblical theme of righteousness as a garment, as seen in passages like Isaiah 61:10, where salvation is likened to a robe.

and they cannot cover themselves with their works
The phrase "they cannot cover themselves" underscores the inadequacy of human efforts to achieve righteousness through works alone. In the Hebrew context, "cover" (יכסו) often implies atonement or protection, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. The inability to "cover themselves with their works" highlights the futility of relying on one's own deeds for justification before God. This aligns with the conservative Christian understanding that salvation is not achieved through works but through faith in Jesus Christ, as articulated in Ephesians 2:8-9. The verse serves as a reminder of the need for divine grace and the insufficiency of human efforts to attain true righteousness.

Their deeds are worthless deeds
The repetition of "deeds" (מעשיהם) in this context emphasizes the focus on actions and their moral value. The term "worthless" (און) conveys a sense of emptiness and vanity, suggesting that the actions of the wicked are devoid of true substance or value. This reflects the biblical principle that actions not rooted in faith and obedience to God are ultimately futile. The historical context of Isaiah's prophecy often addressed the social injustices and idolatry of Israel, calling the people to repentance and genuine worship. The phrase serves as a warning against the pursuit of self-serving or unrighteous actions, which are ultimately "worthless" in the sight of God.

and they commit violence with their hands
The word "violence" (חמס) in Hebrew carries connotations of injustice, oppression, and cruelty. This phrase highlights the tangible, destructive impact of sin, as the "hands" symbolize the execution of one's intentions and actions. In the historical context of Isaiah, the prophet frequently condemned the leaders and people of Israel for their social injustices and failure to uphold God's law. The mention of "violence" serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the harm that sin inflicts on individuals and communities. From a conservative Christian perspective, this underscores the call to live justly and to love one's neighbor, as emphasized in Micah 6:8 and throughout the teachings of Jesus.

(6) Their webs shall not become garments.--See the same figure in Isaiah 30:1. The point of the comparison lies chiefly in the uselessness of the spider's webs, but the second clause emphasises also the fact that the only purpose which the webs serve is one of mischief. They may catch flies, they cannot clothe men.

Verse 6. - Their webs shall not become garments. The unsubstantial fabrics which they weave shall not serve them in any way as garments, or be of any real value or utility. Their devices shall not take objective shape in such sort as to afford them "cover" or protection. Their works are works of iniquity; rather, works of nothingness, works that make a mere pretence of being works at all, and are in reality mere shams, impotent and delusive. And the act of violence is in their hands; rather, and it is an act of violence that is in their hands. Violence creates nothing. At the best, it destroys.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Their cobwebs
קֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ (qū·rê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6980: Trenches, a web

cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be made into
יִהְי֣וּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

clothing,
לְבֶ֔גֶד (lə·ḇe·ḡeḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

and they cannot
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

cover themselves
יִתְכַּסּ֖וּ (yiṯ·kas·sū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

with their works.
בְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם (bə·ma·‘ă·śê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

Their deeds
מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ (ma·‘ă·śê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

are sinful
אָ֔וֶן (’ā·wen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol

deeds,
מַֽעֲשֵׂי־ (ma·‘ă·śê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

and acts
וּפֹ֥עַל (ū·p̄ō·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6467: Doing, deed, work

of violence
חָמָ֖ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain

are in their hands.
בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃ (bə·ḵap·pê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan


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