Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have separated you from your God, And your sins have hidden his face from you, that he doth not hear.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, Nor is his ear heavy, that it cannot hear;

3For your hands are polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips speak falsehood, And your tongue muttereth wickedness.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:15When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; Yea, when ye multiply prayers, I will not hear: Your hands are full of blood!

Isaiah 57:17For the guilt of his covetousness I was angry; I smote him, I hid myself, and was angry; But yet he went on perversely in the way of his heart.

Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have turned away these things, And your sins have withholden that which is good from you.

Ezekiel 39:24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I dealt with them, and hid my face from them.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:2-9

The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Behold, the Lord 's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak… Read the whole commentary →

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