Isaiah 59 says "surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save... but the problem is your iniquities which have separated you from God... the way of peace they do not know... they are swift to shed innocent blood." The people then admit that "justice is far from us... like the blind we grope in the dark... we all growl like bears and moan mournfully like doves... for our offences are many... rebellion and treachery against the Lord... turning our backs on God... so truth has stumbled in the streets." Then the text says that God intervenes because there was no-one to solve the problem so he did it himself... He put on the breastplate of righteousness and the helmet of salvation and repaid wrath to his enemies... and the Redeemer will come to Zion for those who repent of their sins.... and God's spirit and word will be with his people for ever.
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