Isaiah 59:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Your sins are the roadblock between you and your God. That's why he doesn't answer your prayers or let you see his face.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:29

The LORD never even hears the prayers of the wicked, but he answers the prayers of all who obey him.

Isaiah 1:15

“No matter how much you pray, I won't listen. You are too violent.

Isaiah 50:1

The LORD says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Isaiah 57:17

Your greed made me furious. That's why I punished you and refused to be found, while you kept returning to your old sinful ways.

Isaiah 58:4

You even get angry and ready to fight. No wonder God won't listen to your prayers!

Jeremiah 5:25

That's why I cannot bless you!

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem's horrible sins have made the city a joke. Those who once admired her now hate her instead— she has been disgraced; she groans and turns away.

Ezekiel 39:29

Never again will I turn my back on the people of Israel, and my Spirit will live in them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Micah 3:4

Some day you will beg the LORD to help you, but he will turn away because of your sins.

Joshua 7:11

I said everything in Jericho belonged to me and had to be destroyed. But the Israelites have kept some of the things for themselves. They stole from me and hid what they took. Then they lied about it.

1 Samuel 4:3

The Israelite army returned to their camp, and the leaders said, “Why did the LORD let us lose to the Philistines today? Let's get the sacred chest where the LORD's agreement with Israel is kept. Then the LORD will help us and rescue us from our enemies.”