Isaiah 64:7

None of our people worships you, and no one is completely dedicated to [IDM] you. You have turned away from us. It is as though you have caused us to be forced to continue our sinful behavior.

Translation for Translators

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 have all become people who are not fit to worship you; all of the good things that we have done are only like [SIM] filthy/blood-stained rags. Because of our sins, we are like [SIM] leaves that dry up and are blown away by the wind.

8Yahweh, you are our father. We are like [MET] clay, and you created us, like [MET] a potter creates pottery.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:12Do not do anything that would allow the people of Egypt to say, ‘Their god led them out from our country, but he did that only because he wanted to kill them in the mountains and get rid of them completely [RHQ]!’ Stop being so angry! ◄Change your mind/Do not do what you have told me that you will do►! Do not do to your people this terrible thing that you have just said that you will do

Deuteronomy 32:19“When Yahweh saw that they had abandoned him, he became angry, so he rejected the Israeli people, who are like his sons and daughters.

Job 10:9Do not forget that you made me from a piece of clay; are you going to cause me to become dirt again [RHQ]?

Psalms 100:3We should acknowledge/recognize that Yahweh is God; it is he who made us, so we belong to him. We are the people that he takes care of [MET]; we are like sheep that are cared for by their shepherd.

Isaiah 27:5unless they request me to protect them; I strongly invite them to make peace with me [DOU]!”

Isaiah 50:2When I came to you to rescue you, why did no one answer when I called out to you [RHQ]? Was there no one there [RHQ]? Or, did you think that I do not have the power [MTY] to rescue you [DOU]? Think about this: I can speak to a sea and cause it to become dry! I can cause rivers to become deserts, with the result that the fish in the rivers die from thirst and they rot.

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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