And at the present of the evening I have risen from mine affliction, and at my rending my garment and my upper robe, then I bow down on my knees, and spread out my hands unto Jehovah my God,

For what is the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless ye Jehovah.

Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them.

And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man? hath it been a light thing to the house of Judah to do the abomination that they have done here, that they have filled the land with violence, and turn back to provoke Me to anger? and lo, they are putting forth the branch unto their nose!

Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.

And it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

Make many prayers

And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.

Your hands

But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you -- from hearing.

Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

Hear this, I pray you, heads of the house of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And all uprightness do pervert.

General references

They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.

Ye multiplied your wounded in this city, And filled its out-places with the wounded.

for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord --