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Isaiah 64:7-12

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

Cross References 13

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

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Reading with the DSS and versions; M.T. "melted"
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