Isaiah 59:7-8

Isaiah 59:7-8

[7] Their feet  run  to evil,  and they make haste  to shed  innocent  blood:  their thoughts  of iniquity;  wasting  and destruction  are in their paths.  [8] The way  of peace  they know  not; and there is no judgment  in their goings:  they have made them crooked  paths:  whosoever goeth  therein shall not know  peace. 

What does Isaiah 59:7-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Instead of running from evil, God"s people were running to it, even hastily shedding innocent blood to secure their ends (cf. Romans 3:15-17). Again Isaiah used "way" to describe the moral life. Their hands and feet only manifested what was in their hearts, however. Their imaginations and thought processes were corrupt. All human ways are utterly futile apart from the Lord"s intervention. Note the repetition of "iniquity" four times in Isaiah 59:3-4; Isaiah 59:6-7.
"His highways are peace and redemption ( Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 19:23; Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 49:11; Isaiah 62:10), but the human highways are destruction and confusion ( Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 33:8; Isaiah 36:2; Isaiah 59:7). In his way there is guidance and confidence ( Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 30:12), but in our ways there is discord and strife ( Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 8:11; Isaiah 57:17; Isaiah 65:2)." [1]