Isaiah 59 · Verse 7

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 59:7, King James Version

Isaiah 59:7 in other translations

BSBTheir feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
WEBTheir feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.
ASVTheir feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
YLTTheir feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed innocent blood, Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Spoiling and destruction are in their highways.
DARBYTheir feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths;
BBETheir feet go quickly to evil, and they take delight in the death of the upright; their thoughts are thoughts of sin; wasting and destruction are in their ways.
WebsterTheir feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

What does Isaiah 59:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. feet--All their members are active in evil; in Is 59:3, the "hands, fingers, lips, and tongue," are specified. run ... haste--(Ro 3:15). Contrast David's "running and hasting" in the ways of God (Psa 119:32, 60). thoughts--not merely their acts, but their whole thoughts.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 59:1-8

Reproofs of sin and wickedness. (Is. 59:1-8) Confession of sin, and lamentation for the consequences. (Is. 59:9-15) Promises of deliverance. (Is. 59:16-21) Verses 1-8 If our prayers are not answered, and the salvation we wait for is not wrought for us, it is not because God is weary of hearing prayer, but because we are weary of praying. See here sin in true colours, exceedingly sinful; and see sin in its…

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Isaiah 59:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.Hemfeet theirH7272
לָרַ֣עla.Ra'to <the> evilH7451
יָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuthey runH7323
וִֽימַהֲר֔וּvi.ma.ha.Ruand they may hastenH4116
לִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.Pokhto shedH8210
דָּ֣םdambloodH1818
נָקִ֑יna.KiinnocentH5355
מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.Hemthoughts theirH4284
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.Vot[are] thoughts ofH4284
אָ֔וֶן'A.venwickednessH205
שֹׁ֥דshoddevastationH7701
וָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verand destructionH7667
בִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם\׃bim.si.lo.Tam[are] on highways theirH4546

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Cross references for Isaiah 59:7

  • Romans 3:15-17

    Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known:

  • Proverbs 6:17

    A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

  • Mark 7:21-22

    For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  • Proverbs 1:16

    For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

  • Lamentations 4:13

    For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

  • Ezekiel 9:9

    Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.

  • Proverbs 15:26

    The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

  • Isaiah 59:3

    For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

  • Ezekiel 22:6

    Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

  • Proverbs 24:9

    The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

  • Isaiah 60:18

    Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

  • Jeremiah 22:17

    But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
feet.
Pr 1:16; 6:17; Ro 3:15
and they.
3; Jer 22:17; La 4:13; Eze 9:9; 22:6; Mt 23:31-37; Re 17:6
their thoughts.
Pr 15:26; 24:9; Mr 7:21,22; Ac 8:20-22
wasting.
60:18; Ro 3:16
destruction. Heb. breaking.

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Context

  • Isaiah 59:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 59:7

    Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

  • Isaiah 59:8

    The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

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Isaiah 59:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sus pies corren al mal, y se apresuran para derramar la sangre inocente; sus pensamientos, pensamientos de iniquidad, destrucción y quebrantamiento en sus caminos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Leurs pieds courent au mal, et se hâtent pour verser le sang innocent; leurs pensées sont des pensées d’iniquité; la destruction et la ruine sont dans leurs sentiers;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihre Füße laufen zum Bösen und eilen, unschuldiges Blut zu vergießen; ihre Gedanken sind Gedanken des Unheils, Verwüstung und Zertrümmerung ist auf ihren Bahnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Pedes eorum ad malum currunt, et festinant ut effundant sanguinem innocentem; cogitationes eorum cogitationes inutiles: vastitas et contritio in viis eorum.