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Isaiah 64:7

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Isaiah 64:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 64:7

Theological / Devotional

Hast consumed. Heb. mug, “to melt,” “to dissolve.” Following the reading magan, the LXX, Targums, and Syriac give the translation “hast delivered.” In point of time the prophet is envisioning the period of Babylonian captivity (see v. 10; cf. ch. 63:18; see on ch. 40:1).

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