Isaiah

Isaiah 1:15

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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When you spread out	וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣ם	ū·ḇə·p̄ā·riś·ḵem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H6566 spread out, spread
your hands in prayer	כַּפֵּיכֶ֗ם	kap·pê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
I will hide	אַעְלִ֤ים	’a‘·lîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5956 conceal
My eyes	עֵינַי֙	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
from you	מִכֶּ֔ם	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
even	גַּ֛ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you multiply	תַרְבּ֥וּ	ṯar·bū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your prayers	תְפִלָּ֖ה	ṯə·p̄il·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8605 prayer
I will not	אֵינֶ֣נִּי	’ê·nen·nî	Adverb; first person common singular	H369 nothing, nought
listen	שֹׁמֵ֑עַ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
Your hands	יְדֵיכֶ֖ם	yə·ḏê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
are covered	מָלֵֽאוּ׃	mā·lê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
with blood	דָּמִ֥ים	dā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 3:4 · Isaiah 59:2–3 · Proverbs 1:28 · Zechariah 7:13 · Jeremiah 7:8–10 · Psalm 66:18 · Luke 13:25–28 · Isaiah 58:7 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Matthew 23:13 · Psalm 55:1 · 1 Kings 8:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.