Isaiah 59:6

Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet delivers God’s judgment to Israel, describing a people whose spiritual condition is illustrated by venomous eggs and worthless webs.

The words — קֽוּרֵי/הֶם (ku.rei./Hem) = webs/ their; מַֽעֲשֵׂי/הֶם (ma.'a.sei./Hem) = products/ their.

The thread — The futility of self-made righteousness echoes Isaiah 57:12 and Revelation 3:17, while the unceasing outflow of violence parallels Jeremiah 6:7.

Why it lands — The text declares that human works cannot provide covering or salvation, as deeds are inherently sinful and violent. The reader must abandon reliance on self-justification and recognize the need for external redemption.

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The Hebrew words

קֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei./Hemwebs/ their לֹא־lo'-not יִהְי֣וּyih.Yuthey will become לְבֶ֔גֶדle./Ve.ged<into>/ clothing וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not יִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.Supeople will cover themselves בְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbe./ma.'a.sei./Hemwith/ products/ their מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei./Hemproducts/ their מַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma.'a.sei-[are] products of אָ֔וֶן'A.venwickedness וּפֹ֥עַלu./Fo.'aland/ deed[s] of חָמָ֖סcha.Masviolence בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be./kha.pei./Hem[is] in/ hands/ their

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 57:12 I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
Jeremiah 6:7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
Revelation 3:17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Genesis 6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
Job 8:14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
Psalms 58:2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
Isaiah 28:18 Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
Isaiah 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
Isaiah 30:12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,