Isaiah 1:15

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Summary

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

When

Make many prayers

Matthew 6:7

Your hands

Isaiah 59:2

Jeremiah 7:8

Micah 3:9

General references

Bible References

When

Rather, your iniquities have been {barriers} between you and your God, and your sins have hidden [his] face from you, from hearing.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all of the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands [to] the heavens,

At the evening offering I got up from my mourning posture and, with my garment and robe torn, I fell down on my knees and I spread out my palms to Yahweh my God

for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?

If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Lift up your hands in [the] sanctuary and bless Yahweh.

then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.

Although they fast, I [am] not listening to their cry of entreaty. And although they present burnt offering and grain offering, I [am] not favorable to them. But by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague, I [am] about to destroy them."

And he said to me, "Have you seen, son of man? {Was it too small a thing} for the house of Judah {to do} the detestable things that they did here? For they filled up the land [with] violence, and {they provoked me to anger again}, and look! They [are] putting the branch to their nose.

Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, when they have made their deeds evil.

'Thus, just as I called and they would not hear, so they will call and I will not hear,' says Yahweh of hosts.

when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock [on] the door, saying, 'Lord, open [the door] for us!' And he will answer [and] say to you, 'I do not know where you are from!'

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and dispute.

Make many prayers

"But [when you] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

Your hands

Rather, your iniquities have been {barriers} between you and your God, and your sins have hidden [his] face from you, from hearing.

Look, you [are] relying for yourselves on {deceitful words} without benefiting.

Hear this, O rulers of the house of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel, those detesting justice and perverting all that [is] right,

General references

They cried out but there was no rescuer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but they will not benefit you.

You made your slain ones numerous in this city, and you have filled its streets [with] slain ones." '

For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;