Isaiah 59:13

"For our transgressions are multiplied before you, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them:"

Key Reflection

These verses highlight the gravity of human sin, emphasizing that God is aware of every wrongdoing and that these sins serve as a constant reminder of our transgressions. They reflect both the omnipresence of sin in society and the personal acknowledgment by individuals of their own guilt.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In transgressing -That is, we have been guilty of this as a continuous act. And lying against the Lord -We have proved false to Yahweh. Though we have been professedly his people, yet we have been secretly attached to idols, and have in our hearts been devoted to the service of false gods. And departing away from our God -By the worship of idols, and by the violation of his law. Speaking oppression and revolt -Forming plans to see how we might best take advantage of the poor and the defenseless, and to mature our plans of revolt against God. Conceiving and uttering from the heart -(See the notes atIsaiah 59:4).

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