For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers are dirty with wrongdoing; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue has whispered twisted things.
God is confronting His people about their complete moral corruption - their actions are violent, their behavior is wrong, and their words are dishonest.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying to the people of Judah during a time of spiritual decline and moral corruption, likely in the 8th century BC. The nation had turned away from God's ways and was engaging in violence, injustice, and deception. This verse is part of a larger passage where God explains why He seems distant from His people - it's because of their sins that have created a barrier between them and Him.
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