Isaiah 1:15-16

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

Purification of Jerusalem

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“Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.^(D)
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.^(E)

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 1:15: 1 Kings 8:22

B. Isaiah 1:15: Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 7:16; Ezekiel 8:18; Amos 5:23; Habakkuk 1:2

C. Isaiah 1:15: Proverbs 1:28; Isaiah 59:1-3

D. Isaiah 1:16: Psalm 26:6; Isaiah 4:4; Isaiah 52:11

E. Isaiah 1:16: Jeremiah 25:5