Isaiah 59:2
But, your iniquities, have become separators betwixt you and your God, And your sins, have caused a hiding of face from you that he should-not hear.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Lo! the hand of Yahweh is not too short to save,—Neither is his ear too heavy to hear.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:19When Yahweh saw, he derided,—Because his sons and his daughters gave provocation.
1 Samuel 4:3And, when the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Yahweh smitten us to-day, before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us, out of Shiloh, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that, when it cometh into our midst, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
Isaiah 1:15Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply prayers, I am not hearkening,—Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.
Isaiah 57:17Because of his iniquitous gain, was I wroth—and smote him Hiding myself that I might be wroth,—But he went on turning aside in the way of his own heart.
Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities, have thrust away these things, Yea, your sins, have withholden that which is good from you.
Ezekiel 39:24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions, dealt I with them,— And so I 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 →