KJV ORIGINAL
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When you lift up your hands to pray, I will look away from you. Even when you pray many prayers, I will not listen to you because your hands are stained with blood.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that He won't listen to prayers from people whose lives are filled with violence and injustice toward others.
📚 Historical Context
This was spoken through the prophet Isaiah to the people of Judah around 740-680 BC, during a time when they were going through the motions of religious worship while simultaneously oppressing the poor and vulnerable. The 'blood on their hands' refers to their injustice and violence toward others, not necessarily literal murder.
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