Isaiah 59:5 Meaning
They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
Context Explained
3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
5They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
6Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 7:15
Jesus warns against false prophets, paralleling the imagery of deception.
Galatians 6:7
The principle of reaping what one sows connects to the consequences of evil actions.
Proverbs 1:18
Similar warnings about the dangers of evil and its consequences are found in Proverbs.
Source: Isaiah 59:5