Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Isaiah 1:15; Romans 3:13-15).
hands . . . fingers—Not merely the "hands" perpetrate deeds of grosser enormity ("blood"), but the "fingers" commit more minute acts of "iniquity."
lips . . . tongue—The lips "speak" openly "lies," the tongue "mutters" malicious insinuations ("perverseness"; perverse misrepresentations of others) (Jeremiah 6:28; Jeremiah 9:4).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 59:3:
Isaiah 58:14
Isaiah 59:7
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