Isaiah 64:7

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Summary

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.

There is

Hosea 7:7

To take

Isaiah 27:5

Isaiah 56:4

Hast hid

Hosea 5:15

Consumed

Jeremiah 9:7

Ezekiel 22:18

Ezekiel 24:11

Bible References

There is

Why was no one here when I came? Why was no one here to answer when I called? Am I too weak to reclaim you? Do I not have the power to rescue you? I dry up the sea with my command, and I turn rivers into deserts. Their fish stink because there is no water, and people die of thirst.

He sees that there is no one to help. He is astounded that there is no one to intercede. So he saves him with his own power. His righteousness supports him.

Are all the workers of wickedness, those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, so ignorant that they do not call on Jehovah?

I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.

They are all as hot as an oven. They consume their rulers like a fire. All their kings die in battle, and none of them calls to me.

To take

Let them come to me for refuge. Let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.

For Jehovah says: To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me. They hold fast to my covenant.

Hast hid

Because of the iniquity of his covetousness gain I was angry and struck him. I hid and was angry. He went on backsliding in the way of his heart (his heart directed course of life).

But your wrongs have separated you from your God. Your sins have made him hide his face so that he does not even hear you.

My anger will be kindled against them in that day. I will abandon them and hide my face from them. They will be consumed by many evils and troubles. They will say in that day: 'Is it because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?'

Jehovah saw this and rejected them. His own sons and daughters made him angry.

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek me. They will seek me earnestly in their affliction.

Consumed

Thus says Jehovah of Hosts: Behold, I will refine them and assay them. What else can I do, because of the daughter of my people?

Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead in the furnace. They are the dross of silver.

Then set it empty on its coals so that it may be hot and its copper may glow and its filthiness may be melted in it. Let its rust be consumed.