At the evening offering I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;

For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise Yahweh!

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Then he said to me, Have you seen [this], son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and behold, they put the branch to their nose.

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

It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen," said Yahweh of Armies;

When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' then he will answer and tell you, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'

I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

Make many prayers

In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.

Your hands

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Behold, you trust in lying words, that can't profit.

Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.

General references

They cried, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.

I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.

You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.