Isaiah 64:5-7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-5

Here, I. The petition is that God would appear wonderfully for them now, Isa. 63:1, 2. Their case was represented in the close of the foregoing chapter as very sad and very hard, and in this case it was time to cry, ?Help, Lord; O that God would manifest his zeal and his strength!? They had prayed (Isa. 63:15) that God would look down from heaven; here they pray that he would come down to deliver them, as he had said, Exod. 3:8. 1. They desire that God would in his providence manifest himself... read more

Matthew Henry

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 64:5

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth ,.... Not in a carnal way, nor in a sinful manner, nor in a hypocritical one, or in vain boastings, all such rejoicing is evil: but in the Lord, in the person of Christ; in the greatness, glory, and fullness of his person; at the promise, and in the view, of his coming in the flesh, as Abraham did; in the grace of God displayed in him, and in hope of the glory of God by him; such a frame of spirit is agreeable to the Lord: and worketh righteousness ; a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 64:6

But we are all as an unclean thing ,.... Or "we have been" F20 גהי "fuimus", V. L. Montanus. ; so all men are in a state of nature: man was made pure and holy, but by sinning became impure; and this impurity is propagated by natural generation, and belongs to all, none are free from it; and there is no cleansing from it but by the grace of God and blood of Christ: all are not sensible of it; some are, as the church here was, and owns it, and the universality of it, and compares... 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 64:5

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

Adam Clarke

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

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 64:1-5

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-5

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 64:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 64:6

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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-5

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