King James Version
Isaiah 59:1 in the King James Version says “Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 59 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:”
Isaiah 59:1 · KJV
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. have hid: or, have made him hide
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“is not shortened”
H7114to dock off, i.e., curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“the LORD'S”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“that it cannot save”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“heavy”
H3513to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
“that it cannot hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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