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Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
אִם־'im-exceptH518 →
עֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.Kheminiquities yourH5771 →
הָי֣וּha.Yuthey have beenH1961 →
מַבְדִּלִ֔יםmav.di.LimseparatingH914 →
בֵּינֵכֶ֕םbei.ne.Khembetween youH996 →
לְבֵ֖יןle.Veinand betweenH996 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.Khemand sins yourH2403 →
הִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruthey have hiddenH5641 →
פָנִ֛יםfa.NimfaceH6440 →
מִכֶּ֖םmi.Kemfrom you
מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'from hearingH8085 →

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Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.Deuteronomy 31:17–18On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’Ezekiel 39:23–24And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.Deuteronomy 32:19–20When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.Isaiah 57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.Ezekiel 39:29And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.Isaiah 58:4You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.Psalms 13:1How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?Joshua 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.Exodus 33:7Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.Ezekiel 39:23And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.Isaiah 64:7No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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