1 No, the hand of the Lord is not too short to save,nor his ear too dull to hear.
2 Rather, it is your crimesthat separate you from your God,It is your sins that make him hide his faceso that he does not hear you.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood,and your fingers with crime;Your lips speak falsehood,and your tongue utters deceit.
4 No one brings suit justly,no one pleads truthfully;They trust an empty plea and tell lies;they conceive mischief and bring forth malice.
5 They hatch adders’ eggs,and weave spiders’ webs:Whoever eats the eggs will die,if one of them is crushed, it will hatch a viper;
6 Their webs cannot serve as clothing,nor can they cover themselves with their works.Their works are evil works,and deeds of violence are in their hands.
7 Their feet run to evil,and they hasten to shed innocent blood;Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness,violence and destruction are on their highways.