Isaiah 1:15

Prayer Sin

¹³ Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

¹⁴ Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

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.

¹⁶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

¹⁷ Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: When 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: And in your⁺ spreading forth your⁺ hands, I will hide My eyes from you⁺; even though you⁺ multiply prayers, I will not be listening. Your⁺ hands are full of blood!

ÅB: Og når dere breder ut deres hender, skjuler jeg mine øyne for dere; om dere enn ber meget, hører jeg ikke; deres hender er fulle av blod.
OTB: Når dere rekker ut hendene i bønn, vil jeg skjule mine øyne for dere; selv om dere ber mange bønner, vil jeg ikke lytte. Deres hender er fulle av blod.
B1930: Og når I breder ut eders hender, skjuler jeg mine øine for eder; om I enn beder meget, hører jeg ikke; eders hender er fulle av blod.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 3:4
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
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Isaiah 59:2–3
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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Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
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Zechariah 7:13
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
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Jeremiah 7:8–10
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
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Psalms 66:18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
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Jeremiah 14:12
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
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Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
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