Isaiah 64:7

There's no one who calls for you or really wants to hold on to you, because you have hidden your face from us and let us drown in our own sins.

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In The King James Version

And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

In Context

6We've all become unclean, and all the good things we do are like dirty rags. We wither and die like autumn leaves, and our sins, like the wind, blow us away.

8But you, Lord, are our Father. We're the clay, you're the potter. You made us all with your own hands.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians be able to say, ‘He brought them out with the evil purpose of killing them in the mountains, wiping them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger. Please change your mind over the threat against your people.

Deuteronomy 32:19The Lord rejected them when he saw this; his sons and daughters made him angry.

Job 10:9Remember that you shaped me like a piece of clay—are you now going to turn me back into dust?

Psalms 100:3Know that the Lord is God! He made us, so we belong to him. We are his people, the flock he cares for.

Isaiah 27:5Otherwise they should come to me for protection. They should make their peace with me, yes, make their peace with me.

Isaiah 50:2When I came, why wasn't anyone there? When I called, why didn't anyone answer? Is it because I don't have the strength to save you, or the power to rescue you? Can't you see that if I order it, the sea will dry up? I can turn rivers into a desert. Their fish stink because they've died of thirst since there's no water.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 64:7-12

Humble Confession. ( b. c. 706.) 6 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. 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. 8 But now, O Lord , thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 9 Be not wroth very… Read the whole commentary →

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