Isaiah

Isaiah 59:1–2

¹Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save,

nor His ear too dull to hear.

²But your iniquities have built barriers

between you and your God,

and your sins have hidden His face from you,

so that He does not hear.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	הֵ֛ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
the arm	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
too short	קָצְרָ֥ה	qā·ṣə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7114 be short
to save	מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ	mê·hō·wō·šî·a‘	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3467 deliver
nor His ear	אָזְנ֖וֹ	’ā·zə·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
too dull	כָבְדָ֥ה	ḵā·ḇə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
to hear	מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃	miš·šə·mō·w·a‘	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your iniquities	עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
have built barriers	מַבְדִּלִ֔ים	maḇ·di·lîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H914 be divided, separate
between you	בֵּינֵכֶ֕ם	bê·nê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between
and your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
and your sins	וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗ם	wə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
have hidden	הִסְתִּ֧ירוּ	his·tî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5641 hide, conceal
face	פָנִ֛ים	p̄ā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
from you	מִכֶּ֖ם	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
so that He does not hear	מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃	miš·šə·mō·w·a‘	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear

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

Isaiah 59:1 Jeremiah 32:17 · Isaiah 50:2 · Numbers 11:23 · Isaiah 65:24 · Genesis 18:14 · Hebrews 7:25 · Isaiah 58:9 · Matthew 13:15 · Isaiah 6:10 · Isaiah 63:1

Isaiah 59:2 Proverbs 15:29 · Jeremiah 5:25 · Micah 3:4 · Isaiah 1:15 · Deuteronomy 31:17–18 · Ezekiel 39:23–24 · Deuteronomy 32:19–20 · Isaiah 57:17 · Ezekiel 39:29 · Joshua 7:11 · Isaiah 58:4 · Isaiah 50:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.