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Isaiah 64:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 64:8

Verse 8 of 12

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 64:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 64:8

Theological / Devotional

But now, O Lord. This is a pathetic plea for mercy. Notwithstanding the widespread religious indifference (v. 7) and the desperate state into which the nation had come, God was still the Father of His people and in a position to help (see on ch. 63:16).

We are the clay. This prayer — by Isaiah on behalf of his people — indicates penitence and surrender. The spirit of stubborn resistance is gone, and there is a willingness to be molded into the image of God. See chs. 29:16; 45:9.

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