Isaiah 64:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 64:6-12

As we have the Lamentations of Jeremiah, so here we have the Lamentations of Isaiah; the subject of both is the same?the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans and the sin of Israel that brought that destruction?only with this difference, Isaiah sees it at a distance and laments it by the Spirit of prophecy, Jeremiah saw it accomplished. In these verses, I. The people of God in their affliction confess and bewail their sins, thereby justifying God in their afflictions, owning themselves... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 64:7

And there is none that calleth upon thy name ,.... Upon the Lord himself, who is gracious and merciful, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, and all sufficient, a God hearing and answering prayer, and the Father of his people; all which should engage to call upon him: or, "there is none that prays in thy name", as the Targum; none that prays to God in the name of his Son, the only Mediator between God and men; he is the way of access to the Father; his name is to be used and made mention... read more

Adam Clarke

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:5-11

The cry of humiliation and of hope. I. THE CONFESSION . "Woe are we, for we are unclean!" Like the leper, dwelling alone without the camp (Le 13:44-46), so is the people; as he is cut off from the society of men, so they from the converse of God; or as something ceremonially polluted and defiled (Le Isaiah 5:2 ; Deuteronomy 14:19 ), or morally defiled ( Job 14:4 ). The language carries a feeling of intense abhorrence. Under another figure, their penal offences have "carried... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:7

There is none that calleth on thy Name . A hyperbole, like Psalms 19:1 , Psalms 19:3 , "There is none that doeth good, no, not one." A general lethargy and apathy had come over the people, so that they could with difficulty rouse themselves to faith and calling upon God. But this general lethargy was not universal; there was a "remnant" which " prayed and did not faint." That stirreth up himself to take hold of thee . This expresses more than mere prayer; it is earnest, intense,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:7

The averted face. "Thou hast bid thy face from us. " If so we cannot be happy. The universe itself will refuse to strike out its sweetest notes of joy for us. It is a Father's world, and must have a Father's love in it all to make us blessed! One of the oldest, sweetest prayers in the Bible is, "God be merciful to us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us." The Christian must have this blessing. You say, "Ah! but men of the world can enjoy nature and society without God."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:7

Taking hold of God. We do well to associate with the words of the text those of Isaiah 27:5 , "Let him take hold of my strength;" thus connected, we have before us— I. THAT WHICH CONSTITUTES GOD 'S STRENGTH TO US , or that in him of which we have the greatest need. The strength of the father is, to the family, his providing and directing power; the strength of the mother is her affection and her unfailing sympathy; the strength of the elder brother is his protection, of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 64:7

And there is none that calleth upon thy name - The nation is corrupt and degenerate. None worship God in sincerity.That stirreth up himself - The word used here (מתעורר mite‛ôrēr) refers to the effort which is requisite to rouse oneself when oppressed by a spirit of heavy slumber; and the idea here is, that the nation was sunk in spiritual torpor, and that the same effort was needful to excite it which was requisite to rouse one who had sunk down to deep sleep. How aptly this describes the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 64:6-7

Isaiah 64:6-7. We are all as an unclean thing Or, unclean person, as שׂמא equally signifies. He seems to allude to persons unclean through the leprosy, which was the highest degree of uncleanness among the Jews. He means that the body of the people were like one under a ceremonial pollution, who was not admitted into the courts of the tabernacle; or like one labouring under some loathsome disease. We are all, by sin, not only become obnoxious to God’s justice, but odious to his holiness.... read more

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