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Isaiah 64:7

64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
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. consumed: Heb. melted because: Heb. by the hand

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There is no one who calls on your name, who stirs himself up to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have consumed us by means of our iniquities.

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.

And there is none that calls on your name, that stirs up himself to take hold of you: for you have hid your face from us, and have consumed us, because of our iniquities.

64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

What does Isaiah 64:7 mean?

Isaiah 64:7 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרָא (qârâʼ), שֵׁם (shêm), עוּר (ʻûwr).

Hebrew interlinear

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And
there
is
none
that
callethקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
upon
thy
name,שֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
that
stirreth
upעוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
himself
to
take
holdחָזַקchâzaq/khaw-zak'/H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
of
thee:
for
thou
hast
hidסָתַרçâthar/saw-thar'/H5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
thy
faceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
from
us,
and
hast
consumedמוּגmûwg/moog/H4127to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
us,
becauseיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of
our
iniquities.עָוֺןʻâvôn/aw-vone'/H5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
consumed:
Heb.
melted
because:
Heb.
by
the
hand

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2 Chronicles 12:13

So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

2 Chronicles 28:15

And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

Deuteronomy 31:7

And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

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What does Isaiah 64:7 say?

Isaiah 64:7 (King James Version) reads: "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. consumed: Heb. melted because: Heb. by the hand"

Is Isaiah 64:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 64:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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