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Isaiah 64:6-12

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6 For all of us have become like one who is 1unclean, And all our 2righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us 3wither like a leaf, And our 4iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
7 There is 5no one who calls on Your name, Who arouses himself to take hold of You; For You have 6hidden Your face from us And have delivered us into the power of our iniquities.
8 But now, O LORD, 7You are our Father, We are the 8clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the 9work of Your hand.
9 Do not be 10angry beyond measure, O LORD, 11Nor remember iniquity forever; Behold, look now, all of us are 12Your people.
10 Your 13holy cities have become a 14wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and beautiful 15house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And 16all our precious things have become a ruin.
12 Will You 17restrain Yourself at these things, O LORD? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
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Isaiah 64:6-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 64

The prayer of the church is continued in this chapter; in which she prays for some visible display of the power and presence of God, as in times past, Isa 64:1-3, and the rather, since unheard of and unseen things were prepared by the Lord for his people; and it was his usual way to meet those that were truly religious, Isa 64:4,5, and she acknowledges her sins and transgressions; the imperfections of her own righteousness, and remissness in duty, Isa 64:5-7, pleads relation to God, and implores his mercy, Isa 64:8,9, represents the desolate condition of Judea, Zion, Jerusalem, and the temple, and entreats divine commiseration, Isa 64:10-12.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 17

  • 1. Isaiah 6:5
  • 2. Isaiah 46:12; Isaiah 48:1
  • 3. Psalms 90:5, 6; Isaiah 1:30
  • 4. Isaiah 50:1
  • 5. Isaiah 59:4; Ezekiel 22:30
  • 6. Deuteronomy 31:18; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 54:8
  • 7. Isaiah 63:16
  • 8. Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 45:9
  • 9. Psalms 100:3; Isaiah 60:21
  • 10. Isaiah 57:17; Isaiah 60:10
  • 11. Isaiah 43:25; Micah 7:18
  • 12. Psalms 79:13; Isaiah 63:8
  • 13. Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1
  • 14. Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 6:11
  • 15. 2 Kings 25:9; Psalms 74:5-7; Isaiah 63:18
  • 16. Lam 1:7, 10, 11
  • 17. Ps 74:10, 11, 18, 19; Isaiah 42:14; Isaiah 63:15

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Reading with the DSS and versions; M.T. "melted"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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