51 Bible Verses About Separation from God

Bible verses about Separation from God

Exploring verses about separation from God can feel daunting, yet it's a vital journey for spiritual growth. Understanding the depths of this separation, as depicted in scripture, illuminates the profound gift of reconciliation offered through faith. These verses aren't meant to instill fear, but rather to awaken a deeper appreciation for God's presence and unwavering love. By confronting the reality of separation, we can more fully grasp the magnitude of grace and the boundless joy of restored fellowship with the Divine. Let these scriptures guide you towards a renewed commitment to seeking and cherishing your connection with God.

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Psalms 94:20 (KJV)

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

Lost Connection: Bible Verses on Separation from God

And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

Exodus 24:2KJV

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Psalms 6:8KJV

Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.

Numbers 18:22KJV

And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

Leviticus 20:3KJV

Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 7:27KJV

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Proverbs 6:16KJV

And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

Leviticus 20:6KJV

And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

Numbers 19:22KJV

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 9:17KJV

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

Psalms 94:20KJV

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Isaiah 64:6KJV

Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Genesis 3:23KJV

And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

Exodus 24:1KJV

I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

Isaiah 38:11KJV

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

Psalms 79:6KJV

And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

Deuteronomy 28:64KJV

There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

Isaiah 48:22KJV

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

Genesis 17:14KJV

But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

Numbers 19:20KJV

In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Isaiah 59:13KJV

But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Numbers 15:30KJV

And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

Isaiah 6:12KJV

And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.

Jeremiah 7:15KJV

Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 7:21KJV

Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Leviticus 19:8KJV

They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.

Isaiah 66:17KJV

But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

2 Samuel 23:6KJV

We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

Isaiah 59:11KJV

Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

Numbers 15:31KJV

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

Jeremiah 5:25KJV

And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

Deuteronomy 31:18KJV

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

Psalms 69:28KJV

But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Isaiah 57:20KJV

For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

Leviticus 18:29KJV

Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

Isaiah 65:4KJV

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Deuteronomy 18:11KJV

We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

Isaiah 63:19KJV

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

Psalms 101:8KJV

For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 7:25KJV

And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:28KJV

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

Isaiah 57:3KJV

Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.

Exodus 30:38KJV

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Psalms 11:5KJV

The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:29KJV

He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

Job 13:16KJV

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Psalms 5:5KJV

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

Psalms 73:27KJV

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Psalms 69:27KJV

Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:16KJV

And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

Numbers 19:16KJV

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Psalms 58:3KJV

The Bible's verses on separation from God paint a stark picture: a consequence of sin, a state of spiritual death, and a profound loss of divine presence and fellowship. From the initial expulsion from Eden to the laments of those who feel forsaken, these passages highlight the devastating impact of choosing a path apart from God's will. They serve as both a warning and a call to introspection. Reflecting on these verses compels us to examine our own lives, identifying any areas where we might be drifting from His embrace. Ultimately, they underscore the immense value of reconciliation and the unwavering offer of grace through Jesus Christ, who bridges the gap caused by our separation and welcomes us back into eternal communion with the Father. May these scriptures motivate us to pursue a closer, more intentional relationship with the divine, ensuring we remain firmly rooted in His love.