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Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid <i>his</i> face from you, that he will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden <i>His</i> face from you, So that He will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But your wrongdoings have caused a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden <i>His</i> face from you so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden <i>His</i> face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden <i>His</i> face from you so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But your wickedness has separated you from your God, And your sins have hidden <i>His</i> face from you so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But your iniquities are separating you from your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have made Him hide His face from you so that He does not listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But your wrongs have separated you from your God, and your sins have made him hide his face so that he doesn't hear you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is because of your sins that he doesn't hear you. It is your sins that separate you from God when you try to worship him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, your iniquities have been barriers between you and your God, and your sins have concealed his face from you so that he won't listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But your iniquities have separated you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But your iniquities have been separating "" Between you and your God, "" And your sins have hidden "" The Presence from you—from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you -- from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But your iniquities were separating between you and between your God, and your sins caused to hide the face from you from hearing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But your iniquities have divided between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you that he should not hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But your iniquities have made a division between you and your God, and your sins have concealed his face from you, so that he would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rather, it is your crimes that separate you from your God, It is your sins that make him hide his face so that he does not hear you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rather, your iniquities have been barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But it is your iniquities that have separated you and your God; and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But your debts have separated between you and your God, and your sins turned his face from you that he will not hear<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But your iniquities have separated Between you and your God, And your sins have hid His face from you, That He will not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Nay, your iniquities separate between you and God, and because of your sins has he turned away <i>his</i> face from you, so as not to have mercy <i>upon you</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13009" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Sin Separates Us from God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem (N-cpc:: 2mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">your iniquities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: maḇ·di·lîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">have built barriers</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- An interval, space between. ">between you</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: lə·ḇên (Prep-l) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: wə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">and your sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: his·tî·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">have hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nîm (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">His face</a> <a href="/hebrew/mik·kem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">from you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: miš·šə·mō·w·a‘ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">so that He does not hear.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Psalm 66:18</a></span><br />If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Proverbs 15:29</a></span><br />The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Micah 3:4</a></span><br />Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-3.htm">James 4:3</a></span><br />And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Jeremiah 5:25</a></span><br />Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23-24</a></span><br />And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. / I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Isaiah 64:7</a></span><br />No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-31.htm">John 9:31</a></span><br />We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. / Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Lamentations 3:44</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.</p><p class="hdg">your iniquities</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Where <i>is</i> the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors <i>is it</i> to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Deuteronomy 32:19</a></b></br> And when the LORD saw <i>it</i>, he abhorred <i>them</i>, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Joshua 7:11</a></b></br> Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put <i>it</i> even among their own stuff.</p><p class="hdg">hid, or made him hide</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17</a></b></br> For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17,18</a></b></br> Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God <i>is</i> not among us? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-20.htm">Deuteronomy 32:20</a></b></br> And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end <i>shall be</i>: for they <i>are</i> a very froward generation, children in whom <i>is</i> no faith.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/numbers/31-23.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 59</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Calamities are not due to lack of saving power in God, but to their own sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Salvation is only of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">The covenant of the Redeemer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/59.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/59.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God</b><br>This phrase highlights the concept of sin creating a separation between humanity and God. In the biblical context, iniquities refer to moral wrongdoings or sins that are contrary to God's laws. The imagery of "barriers" suggests a wall or obstruction that prevents a close relationship with God. This idea is consistent with the broader biblical narrative, where sin is often depicted as a hindrance to fellowship with God (<a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Genesis 3:8-10</a>). Theologically, this separation underscores the need for atonement and reconciliation, which is a central theme throughout Scripture. The sacrificial system in the Old Testament, particularly the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16), was instituted to temporarily bridge this gap, pointing forward to the ultimate reconciliation through Jesus Christ (<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a>).<p><b>and your sins have hidden His face from you</b><br>The phrase "hidden His face" is a metaphor for God's withdrawal of favor and presence. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the face of a deity symbolized favor and blessing. When God "hides His face," it indicates a withdrawal of His presence and blessing due to the people's disobedience. This concept is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a>, where God warns Israel of the consequences of forsaking Him. Theologically, this highlights the holiness of God and His intolerance of sin. It also emphasizes the need for repentance and turning back to God to restore the relationship, as seen in <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>.<p><b>so that He does not hear</b><br>This phrase suggests that sin affects not only the relationship with God but also the efficacy of prayer. The idea that God does not hear is not about His inability to hear but rather His choice not to respond favorably to the prayers of those who are in unrepentant sin. This is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Psalm 66:18</a> and <a href="/proverbs/28-9.htm">Proverbs 28:9</a>, which indicate that sin can hinder prayer. Theologically, this underscores the importance of righteousness and repentance in maintaining a communicative relationship with God. It also points to the intercessory role of Jesus Christ, who, as the sinless mediator, enables believers to approach God with confidence (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and salvation of Israel. He served during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Isaiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah is prophesying. At this time, Israel is experiencing spiritual decline and is being warned of the consequences of their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God of Israel, who is holy and just. He desires a relationship with His people but is separated from them by their sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin/iniquity.htm">Sin/Iniquity</a></b><br>The moral and spiritual failures of the people of Israel, which create a barrier between them and God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Isaiah primarily ministered. The people of Judah are being called to repentance through Isaiah's message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin's_consequences.htm">The Reality of Sin's Consequences</a></b><br>Sin creates a real and tangible barrier between us and God. It is not just a moral failing but a spiritual separation that affects our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledging and turning away from sin is crucial for restoring our relationship with God. Repentance is the first step toward reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_relationship.htm">God's Desire for Relationship</a></b><br>Despite the separation caused by sin, God's ultimate desire is to be in communion with His people. His face is hidden not out of disinterest but because of the barrier of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jesus_christ.htm">The Role of Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Jesus is the bridge that overcomes the separation caused by sin. Through His sacrifice, believers have access to God and can restore the broken relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness, continually seeking to remove any barriers of sin through confession and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_59.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 59</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_59_2_contradict_god's_presence.htm">In Isaiah 59:2, does the claim that sins literally separate people from God contradict the New Testament concept of God’s constant presence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_penal_substitution.htm">Is penal substitution supported by biblical scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_overcome_sin.htm">How can I overcome sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'gathered_to_his_people'_mean.htm">Is sin a barrier between us and God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Have separated</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>have become, as it were, a "middle wall of partition" excluding them from the Divine presence.<p><span class= "bld">His face.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the face. </span>The Hebrew has neither article nor possessive pronoun, the substantive being treated almost as a proper name.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Have separated</span>; literally, have <span class="accented">been separating.</span> The force of the form used is continuous, and implies that Israel had now for a long time been heaping up a barrier between itself and Jehovah. Your sins have hid his face; literally, <span class="accented">your sins have caused his face to be hidden from you</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "have made him avert it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your iniquities</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have built barriers</span><br /><span class="heb">מַבְדִּלִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(maḇ·di·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be divided, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between you</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּינֵכֶ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(bê·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your sins</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">הִסְתִּ֧ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(his·tî·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[His] face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from you,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that He will not hear.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šə·mō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>