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Isa 59:1 — Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the LORD'S		Isa 50:2; Gen 18:14; Num 11:23; Jer 32:17
that it cannot save		Isa 63:1; Hbr 7:25
his ear		Isa 6:10; Mat 13:15

Correlating Passages

the LORD'S

	Isa 50:2	Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.
	Gen 18:14	Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
	Num 11:23	And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
	Jer 32:17	Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:

that it cannot save

	Isa 63:1	Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
	Hbr 7:25	Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

his ear

	Isa 6:10	Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
	Mat 13:15	For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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