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Micah 3:4
The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.
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Isaiah 59:2-3
But your sins have separated you from your God. They have caused him to turn his face away from you. So he won’t listen to you.Your hands and fingers are stained with blood. You are guilty of committing murder. Your mouth has told lies. Your tongue says evil things.
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Proverbs 1:28
“ Then you will call to me. But I won’t answer. You will look for me. But you won’t find me.
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1 Kings 8 22
Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord’ s altar. He stood in front of the whole community of Israel. He spread out his hands toward heaven.
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Zechariah 7:13
“ When I called, they did not listen,” says the Lord.“ So when they called, I would not listen.
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Job 27:20
Terrors sweep over them like a flood. A storm takes them away during the night.
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Jeremiah 14:12
Even if they go without food, I will not listen to their cry for help. They might sacrifice burnt offerings and grain offerings. But I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with war, hunger and plague.”
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Isaiah 58:7
Share your food with hungry people. Provide homeless people with a place to stay. Give naked people clothes to wear. Provide for the needs of your own family.
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1 Kings 8 54
Solomon finished praying. He finished asking the Lord to help his people. Then he got up from in front of the Lord’ s altar. He had been down on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven.
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Jeremiah 7:8-10
But look! You are trusting in worthless lies.“‘ “You continue to steal and commit murder. You commit adultery. You tell lies in court. You burn incense to Baal. You worship other gods you didn’t know before.Then you come and stand in front of me. You keep coming to this house where I have put my Name. You say,‘ We are safe.’ You think you are safe when you do so many things I hate.
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Psalms 55:1
God, listen to my prayer. Pay attention to my cry for help.
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Psalms 66:18
If I had enjoyed having sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
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Psalms 134:2
Lift up your hands in the temple and praise the Lord.
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Luke 13:25-28
The owner of the house will get up and close the door. Then you will stand outside knocking and begging. You will say,‘ Sir, open the door for us.’“ But he will answer,‘ I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from.’“ Then you will say,‘ We ate and drank with you. You taught in our streets.’“ But he will reply,‘ I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil!’“ You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out.
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Ezekiel 8:17-18
He said to me,“ Son of man, have you seen all of this? The people of Judah are doing things here that I hate. This is a very serious matter. They are harming one another all through the land. They continue to make me very angry. Just look at them making fun of me!So I am angry with them. I will punish them. I will not spare them or feel sorry for them. They might even shout in my ears. But I will not listen to them.”
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1 Timothy 2 8
So I want the men in every place to pray. I want them to lift up holy hands. I don’t want them to be angry when they pray. I don’t want them to argue.
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Job 27:8-9
What hope do ungodly people have when their lives are cut short? What hope do they have when God takes away their lives?God won’t listen to their cry when trouble comes on them.
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Matthew 23:13
“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.
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Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.
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Matthew 6:7
When you pray, do not keep talking on and on. That is what ungodly people do. They think they will be heard because they talk a lot.
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Ezra 9:5
Then I got up. I had been very sad for quite a while. My inner robe and my coat were torn. I fell down on my knees. I spread my hands out to the Lord my God.
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Micah 3:9-11
Listen to me, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You hate to do what is fair. You twist everything that is right.You build up Zion by spilling the blood of others. You build Jerusalem by doing what is evil.Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”