"Will Godhearhis cryWhendistresscomesupon him?
When he is judged,let him comeforthguilty,And let his prayerbecomesin.
They criedfor help,but therewas noneto save,[Even] to the LORD,but He did not answerthem.
Then I beatthem fineas the dustbeforethe wind;I emptiedthem out as the mireof the streets.
IfI regardwickednessin my heart,The Lordwill not hear;
When your dreadcomeslike a stormAnd your calamitycomeslike a whirlwind,When distressand anguishcomeupon you.
"Thenthey will callon me, but I will not answer;They will seekme diligentlybut they will not findme,
He who turnsawayhis earfrom listeningto the law,Evenhis prayeris an abomination.
"So when you spreadout your hands[in prayer], I will hideMy eyesfrom you; Yes,eventhoughyou multiplyprayers,I will not listen.Your handsare coveredwith blood.
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"BeholdI am bringingdisasteron them whichthey will not be ableto escape;though they will cryto Me, yet I will not listento them.
"Whenthey fast,I am not going to listento their cry;and whenthey offerburntofferingand grain offering,I am not going to acceptthem. RatherI am going to makean endof them by the sword,famineand pestilence."
"Therefore, I indeedwill dealin wrath.My eyewill havenopitynorwill I spare;and though they cryin My earswith a loudvoice,yet I will not listento them."
And they do not cryto Me from their heartWhenthey wailon their beds;For the sakeof grainand newwinethey assemblethemselves, They turnawayfrom Me.
Thenthey will cryout to the LORD,But He will not answerthem. Instead, He will hideHis facefrom them at that timeBecausethey have practicedevildeeds.
"And justas He calledand they would not listen,sothey calledand I would not listen,"saysthe LORDof hosts;
"Oncethe head of the housegetsup and shutsthe door,and you beginto standoutsideand knockon the door,saying,Lord,openup to us!' thenHe will answerand sayto you, 'I do not knowwhereyou are from.'
"We knowthat Goddoes not hearsinners;but ifanyoneis God-fearingand doesHis will,He hearshim.
"Then you returnedand weptbeforethe LORD;but the LORDdid not listento your voicenorgiveearto you.
You askand do not receive,becauseyou askwith wrong motives,sothat you may spend[it] on your pleasures.
