Isaiah 1:15

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Isaiah 1:15

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 59:2-3

But your iniquities have built barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.

Micah 3:4

Then they will cry out to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.

1 Kings 8:22

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

1 Kings 8:54

When Solomon finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the Lord, he got up from kneeling before the altar of the Lord, with his hands spread out toward heaven,

Ezra 9:5

At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation, with my tunic and robe torn. Then I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God.

Job 27:8-9

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

Job 27:20

Terrors overtake him like a flood;
a storm wind sweeps him away at night.

Psalm 55:1

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil.God, listen to my prayer
and do not ignore my plea for help.

Psalm 66:18

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.

Psalm 134:2

Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the Lord!

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.
I will wait for Him.

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Jeremiah 7:8-10

But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

Jeremiah 14:12

If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.”

And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the detestable things they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and repeatedly provoke Me to anger, even putting the branch to their nose?

Micah 3:9-11

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,

Zechariah 7:13

Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Matthew 6:7

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.

Luke 13:25-28

once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

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Summary

Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

When

Make many prayers

Matthew 6:7

Matthew 23:14

Your hands

Isaiah 59:2

Jeremiah 7:8

Micah 3:9

General references

Bible References

When

But your iniquities have built barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation, with my tunic and robe torn. Then I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God.

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

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.

Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the Lord!

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.”

Then they will cry out to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.

Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

Make many prayers

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

Your hands

But your iniquities have built barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.

But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,

General references

They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—
they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.

That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.