And about the evening sacrifice I rose up from my heaviness, and rent my clothes and my raiment, and fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God;

What hope hath the hypocrite, though he have great good, and though God give him riches after his heart's desire?

If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, the LORD will not hear me.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise the LORD.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not hear: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.

For though they fast, I will not hear their prayers. And though they offer burnt offerings and sacrifices, yet will not I accept them. For I will destroy them with the sword, hunger, and pestilence."

And he said unto me, "Hast thou seen this thou son of man? Thinketh the house of Israel that it is but a trifle to do these abominations here? Should they fill the land full of wickedness, and undertake to provoke me unto anger? Yea, and purposely to cast up their noses upon me?

Now the time shall come, that when they call unto the LORD, he shall not hear them, but hide his face from them, because that through their own Imaginations they have dealt so wickedly.

And thus is it come to pass, that like as he spake and they would not hear: "Even so, they cried and I would not hear, sayeth the LORD of Hosts,

When the good man of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door saying, 'Lord, Lord, open unto us.' And he shall answer and say unto you, 'I know you not whence ye are.'

I will, therefore, that the men pray every where, lifting up pure hands without wrath, or doubting.

Make many prayers

"And when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard, for their much babbling's sake.

Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, for ye devour widows' houses: and that, under a colour of praying long prayers, wherefore ye shall receive greater damnation.

Your hands

But your misdeeds have separated you from your God, and your sins hide his face from you, that he heareth you not.

But take heed: ye trust in counsels that beguile you and do you no good.

O hear this, ye rulers of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel: ye that abhor the thing that is lawful, and wrest aside the thing that is straight;

General references

They shall cry, but there shall be none to help them: Yea, even unto the LORD shall they cry, but he shall hear them not. {TYNDALE: They looked for help, but none came to save them: unto the LORD they cried, but he heard them not.}

Yea, verily, I will declare thy goodness and thy works, but they shall not profit thee.

Many a one have ye murdered in this city, and filled the streets full of the slain.

Neither let that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.