Isaiah 63:17

Hashem, why hast Thou made us to go astray from Thy drakhim, 1 and hardened libenu (our hearts) from fearing Thee? 1 Shuv (return) l'ma'an (for the sake of) Avadeicha (Thy servants), 1 Shivtei Nachalatecha (the Tribes of Thine Inheritance). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

In Context

16Doubtless Thou art Avinu, 1 though Avraham not have da'as of us, 1 and Yisroel not acknowledge us; 1 Thou, Hashem, art Avinu, Go'aleinu; 1 Shemecha is from everlasting. 1

18Am Kadshecha (People of Thy holiness, Thy Holy People) have possessed it but a little while; 1 our adversaries have trampled down Thy Mikdash. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:30But Sichon Melech Cheshbon would not let us pass by him; for Hashem Eloheicha hardened and made stubborn his ruach, and made his lev obstinate, that He might deliver him into thy hand, as indeed hayom hazeh.

Psalms 74:1(A Maskil of Asaph) 1 Why doth Thine anger smoke against the tzon (sheep) of Thy mireh (pasture)? 1

Psalms 90:13Shuvah, Hashem. Ad mosai? 1 Have compassion on Thy avadim. 1

Psalms 119:36Incline my lev unto Thy edot, 1 and not to betza (covetousness, selfish gain). 1

Isaiah 6:10Make the lev HaAm hazeh stubborn, 1 and make their ears stopped up, 1 their eyes heavy; lest they see with their eyes, 1 and hear with their ears, 1 and understand with their lev. 1 And have a spiritual turnaround conversion, 1 and be healed. 1

Isaiah 29:13Therefore Adonoi says, 1 Forasmuch as this people draw near Me with their peh, 1 and with their sfatayim do honor Me, 1 but have removed their lev far from Me, 1 and their fear toward Me 1 is mitzvat anashim melummadah (human commandments taught by rote); 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 63:16-19

Earnest Pleadings. ( b. c. 706.) 15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? 16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord , art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. 17 O Lord , why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for… Read the whole commentary →

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