Isaiah 64

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:5

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness "Thou meetest with joy those who work righteousness" - The Syriac reads בעשי שש אתה פוגע poga attah shesh baashi , as above. In those is continuance, and we shall be saved "Because of our deeds, for we have been rebellious" - ונושע עולם בהם bahem olam venivvashea . I am fully persuaded that these words as they stand in the present Hebrew text are utterly unintelligible; there is no doubt of the meaning of each word... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:6

As filthy rags - עדים iddim . Rab. Mosheh ben Maimon interpretatur עדים iddim , vestes quibus mulier se abstergit post congressum cum marito suo. Alii pannus menstruatus. Alii panni mulieris parientis . - And we ben made as unclene alle we: and as the cloth of the woman rooten blode flowing, all our rigtwisnesses. - Old MS. Bible. If preachers knew properly the meaning of this word, would they make such a liberal use of it in their public ministry? And why should any use a word,... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:7

There is none - Twelve MSS. have אין ein , without the conjunction ו vau prefixed; and so read the Chaldee and Vulgate. And hast consumed us because of our iniquities "And hast delivered us up into the hands of our iniquities" - For ותמוגנו vattemugenu , "hast dissolved us," the Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee had in their copies תמגננו temaggenenu , "hast delivered us up." Houbigant. Secker. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:8

But, now, O Lord, thou art our Father "But thou, O Jehovah, thou art our Father" - For ועתה veattah , and now, five MSS., one of them ancient, and the two oldest editions, 1486 and 1488, have ואתה veattah , and thou, and so the Chaldee seems to have read. The repetition has great force. The other word may be well spared. "But now, O Lord, thou art our Father." How very affectionate is the complaint in this and the following verses! But how does the distress increase, when they... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:9

Neither remember iniquity - For תזכר לעד laad tizcor , one of my MSS. has תקצף לעד laad tiktsoph , "be not angry," as in the preceding clause. This has been partially obliterated, and תזכר tizcor , written in the margin by a later hand: but this MS. abounds with words of this kind, all altered by later hands. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens! God "dwells in the thick darkness'' ( 2 Chronicles 6:1 ). "Thick clouds are a covering to him" as he "walketh in the circuit of heaven" ( Job 22:14 ). The Church would have the covering "rent," and God show himself openly, both to his people and to their enemies. That thou wouldest come down! God" came down" ou Sinai in the sight of all the people ( Exodus 19:11 , Exodus 19:20 ). David saw him in vision "bow the heavens and come down ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1

Prayer for humbling manifestations of God. " Isaiah 64:1-3 are parallel to Isaiah 63:15 , but grander and bolder. There the prophet, in the name of the Church, petitioned that Jehovah would look down on the misery of his people. Here a look is felt to be insufficient, so widely yawns the gulf between Israel and his God. A revelation on the largest possible scale is necessary to smite down unbelief and annihilate opposition; God himself must appear" (Naegelsbach). The prayer is for a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-5

Longing for the appearance of God. "Widely yawns the gulf between Israel and her God. A revelation on the widest possible scale is necessary to smite down unbelief and annihilate opposition; God himself must appear." I. FIGURES OF THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD . The rending of the heavens. For the time of trouble is as the hiding of the face of God behind thick clouds ( Job 22:13 , Job 22:14 ). The word given, rend , is very strong —tear asunder , as garments in grief... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-5

Hope in God. The fervent language of the text is indicative of an intense spiritual struggle; the heart of the prophet is filled with conflicting hopes and fears. Sensible of great national sins, but mindful of great mercies at the hand of God, he now fears lest Israel has gone beyond redemption, and now prays for Divine rescue and restoration. We have— I. A SENSE OF GOD 'S OVERWHELMING POWER . Israel was brought very low; her land was desolate, her people scattered, her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-12

ISRAEL 'S PRAYER CONTINUED AND CONCLUDED . Not content with praying God to look upon them once more with favour ( Isaiah 63:15 ), Israel now asks for a theophany, or manifestation of the Divine Presence, such as they have experienced in the times of old, and such as shall suffice to strike terror into the hearts of their enemies ( Isaiah 64:1-4 ). With profound humility confessing their manifold and grievous iniquities, they beseech God once more, as their Father and Maker,... read more

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