Behold, the LORD's handis notshortened, that it cannot save; neitherhis earheavy, that it cannot hear: Butyour iniquitieshaveseparatedbetweenyou and your God, and your sinshave hid his facefromyou, that he will not hear. Foryour handsare defiledwith blood, and your fingerswith iniquity; your lipshave spokenlies, your tonguehath mutteredperverseness. Nonecallethfor justice, nor any pleadethfor truth: they trustinvanity, and speaklies; they conceivemischief, and bring forthiniquity. They hatchcockatrice' eggs, and weavethe spider's web: he that eatethof their eggsdieth, and that which is crushedbreaketh outinto a viper. Their websshall notbecomegarments, neithershall they cover themselveswith their works: their works are worksof iniquity, and the actof violence is in their hands. Their feetrunto evil, and they make hasteto shedinnocentblood: their thoughts are thoughtsof iniquity; wastingand destruction are in their paths. The wayof peacethey knownot; and there is nojudgmentin their goings: they have made them crookedpaths: whosoevergoeththerein shall notknowpeace. Thereforeis judgment farfromus, neitherdoth justiceovertakeus: we waitfor light, but beholdobscurity; for brightness, but we walkin darkness. We gropefor the walllike the blind, and we gropeas if we had noeyes: we stumbleat noondayas in the night; we are in desolate placesas dead men . We roaralllike bears, and mournsore like doves: we lookfor judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far offfromus. Forour transgressionsare multipliedbeforethee, and our sinstestifyagainst us: forour transgressions are withus; and as for our iniquities, we knowthem; In transgressingand lyingagainst the LORD, and departing awayfromour God, speakingoppressionand revolt, conceivingand utteringfrom the heartwordsof falsehood. And judgmentis turned awaybackward, and justicestandethafar off: fortruthis fallenin the street, and equitycannotenter. Yea, truthfaileth; and he that departethfrom evilmaketh himself a prey: and the LORDsaw it , and it displeasedhim that there was nojudgment. And he sawthat there was noman, and wonderedthat there was nointercessor: therefore his armbrought salvationunto him; and his righteousness, itsustainedhim. For he put onrighteousnessas a breastplate, and a helmetof salvationupon his head; and he put onthe garmentsof vengeance for clothing, and was cladwith zealas a cloak. Accordingto their deeds, accordinglyhe will repay, furyto his adversaries, recompenseto his enemies; to the islandshe will repayrecompense. So shall they fearthe nameof the LORDfrom the west, and his gloryfrom the risingof the sun. Whenthe enemyshall come inlike a flood, the Spiritof the LORDshall lift up a standardagainst him. And the Redeemershall cometo Zion, and unto them that turn fromtransgressionin Jacob, saiththe LORD. As for me, this is my covenantwiththem, saiththe LORD; My spiritthat is uponthee, and my wordswhichI have putin thy mouth, shall notdepartout of thy mouth, nor out of the mouthof thy seed, nor out of the mouthof thy seed's seed, saiththe LORD, from henceforthand forever.