Isaiah 59:2

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Summary

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Your iniquities

Jeremiah 5:25

Hid

Micah 3:4

General references

Bible References

Your iniquities

This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.

And the Lord saw with disgust the evil-doing of his sons and daughters.

Israel has done wrong, sinning against the agreement which I made with them: they have even taken of the cursed thing; acting falsely like thieves they have put it among their goods.

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

Through your evil-doing these things have been turned away, and your sins have kept back good from you.

Hid

I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

In that day my wrath will be moved against them, and I will be turned away from them, veiling my face from them, and destruction will overtake them, and unnumbered evils and troubles will come on them; so that in that day they will say, Have not these evils come on us because our God is not with us?

And he said, My face will be veiled from them, I will see what their end will be: for they are an uncontrolled generation, children in whom is no faith.

And it will be clear to the nations that the children of Israel were taken away prisoners for their evil-doing; because they did wrong against me, and my face was covered from them: so I gave them up into the hands of their attackers, and they all came to their end by the sword.

Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.

General references

They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

Who gave up Jacob to those who took away his goods, and Israel to his attackers? Did not the Lord? he against whom they did wrong, and in whose ways they would not go, turning away from his teaching.

Through your evil-doing these things have been turned away, and your sins have kept back good from you.

And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.