KJV ORIGINAL
Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, the LORD's hand is not too weak to save you, and his ears are not too dull to hear your prayers.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is assuring his people that he still has full power to rescue them and he's always listening to their cries for help.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah spoke these words during a time when the Israelites were experiencing spiritual decline and felt distant from God. They were questioning whether God had lost his power to help them or had stopped listening to their prayers. This verse comes at the beginning of Isaiah's explanation that the problem wasn't with God's ability, but with their own sin creating a barrier.
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