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
In the Book of Isaiah, the prophet is delivering a message of judgment to the people of Judah during a period of moral and spiritual decay in the 8th century BC, amid threats from foreign powers like Assyria. This verse specifically condemns the widespread violence, deceit, and injustice among the leaders and citizens, portraying their sins as defiling acts that have provoked God's wrath. Isaiah's words served as a warning to a society that had turned away from covenant faithfulness, urging repentance before divine judgment fell.
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