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Isaiah 1:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

15 When you spread out your hands,
    I will close my eyes to you;
Though you pray the more,
    I will not listen.
Your hands are full of blood![a](A)
16     Wash yourselves clean!
Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes;
    cease doing evil;

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15–16 Hands…blood: oppression of the poor is likened to violence that bloodies the hands, which explains why the hands spread out in prayer (v. 15) are not regarded by the Lord. This climax of the accusations is followed by positive admonitions for reversing the evil situation.
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