Isaiah 63:19

63:18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. they: Heb. thy name was not called upon them

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We have become like those over whom you never ruled, like those who were not called by your name.

We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

We are yours: you never bore rule over them; they were not called by your name.

What does Isaiah 63:19 mean?

Isaiah 63:19 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), מָשַׁל (mâshal), קָרָא (qârâʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

are

thine:

thou

neverעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

barest

ruleמָשַׁלmâshal/maw-shal'/H4910to rule

over

them;

they

were

not

calledקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

thy

name.שֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

they:

Heb.

thy

name

was

not

called

upon

them

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:19.

Leviticus 23:21

And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

Numbers 11:3

And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. Taberah: that is, A burning

Numbers 11:34

And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted. Kibrothhattaavah: that is, The graves of lust

Numbers 13:16

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Numbers 21:3

And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. Hormah: that is, Utter destruction

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:19 say?

Isaiah 63:19 (King James Version) reads: "We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. they: Heb. thy name was not called upon them"

Is Isaiah 63:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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