not listen
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He also recalled the prophet Isaiah’s words: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The pontiff also quoted the Bible passage Isaiah 1:15: "Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood."
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
In his Palm Sunday homily last week, Pope Leo said that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
“He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Although we might not listen to it regularly or even at all, we all hold it in very high esteem, and an important part of a highly cultured society.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
