Is 59:1-8

1^* No, the hand of the LORD is not too short to save,

nor his ear too dull to hear.^a

2Rather, it is your crimes

that separate you from your God,

It is your sins that make him hide his face

so that he does not hear you.

3For your hands are defiled with blood,

and your fingers with crime;

Your lips speak falsehood,

and your tongue utters deceit.^b

4No one brings suit justly,

no one pleads truthfully;

They trust an empty plea and tell lies;

they conceive mischief and bring forth malice.

5^* They hatch adders’ eggs,

and weave spiders’ webs:

Whoever eats the eggs will die,

if one of them is crushed, it will hatch a viper;^c

6Their 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.

7Their feet run to evil,

and they hasten to shed innocent blood;

Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness,

violence and destruction are on their highways.^d

8The way of peace they know not,

and there is no justice on their paths;

Their roads they have made crooked,

no one who walks in them knows peace.