What does Isaiah 59:2 mean?

Isaiah 59:2 highlights themes such as iniquity, separation, sin when read in context.

How should I apply Isaiah 59:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

1Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

2But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

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Romans 3:23
Both verses highlight the universal nature of sin and its consequences.
Isaiah 64:7
Similar themes of separation from God due to sin are found in Isaiah.
James 4:8
James encourages drawing near to God, contrasting the separation caused by sin.