Isaiah 59:1-2

Evil and Oppression

1 Behold, b the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;
2 c but your iniquities have made a separation
between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you
so that he does not hear.

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 50:2
    Why, when I came, was there no man; why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst.
    Numbers 11:23
    And the Lord said to Moses, "Is the Lord 's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:25
    Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have kept good from you.
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