📖 Isaiah — Chapter 64 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Isaiah 64:1 ROh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Isaiah 64:2 As when Tthe melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, Rto make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Isaiah 64:3 When Rthou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
Isaiah 64:4 For since the beginning of the world men Rhave not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye Tseen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Isaiah 64:5 Thou Rmeetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
Isaiah 64:6 But we Rare 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.
Isaiah 64:7 And Rthere 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 Tconsumed us, Tbecause of our iniquities.
Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, Rthou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Isaiah 64:9 Be not Rwroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isaiah 64:10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Isaiah 64:11 Our Rholy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Isaiah 64:12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 64:1–4 — A plea for God to come near
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The prayer longs for God to rend the heavens and reveal his presence. Past mighty acts and the good prepared for those waiting on him sustain the appeal.
Key Truth: Pray with remembrance and expectation.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Oh that thou ____ rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the …” (Isaiah 64:1)
Find it in Isaiah 64:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “When thou ____ terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, …” (Isaiah 64:3)
Find it in Isaiah 64:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor …” (Isaiah 64:4)
Find it in Isaiah 64:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 64:5–8 — Confession before the Potter
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The community acknowledges sin, uncleanness, fading strength, and failure to call on God. It appeals to the Father as Potter, recognizing the people as the work of his hand.
Key Truth: Confess honestly and yield to God’s shaping.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh ____ , those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou …” (Isaiah 64:5)
Find it in Isaiah 64:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And there is ____ that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to …” (Isaiah 64:7)
Find it in Isaiah 64:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But now, O LORD, thou art our ____ ; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and …” (Isaiah 64:8)
Find it in Isaiah 64:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 64:9–12 — Mercy sought amid ruined holy places
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The people ask that iniquity not be remembered forever and point to the desolation of Jerusalem and the burned holy house. The prayer closes with an urgent plea against continued silence.
Key Truth: Bring communal loss before God without hiding guilt.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Be not ____ very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, …” (Isaiah 64:9)
Find it in Isaiah 64:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Thy ____ cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a …” (Isaiah 64:10)
Find it in Isaiah 64:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy ____ , and afflict us very sore?” (Isaiah 64:12)
Find it in Isaiah 64:12 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Isaiah 45:9 — The earlier clay-and-Maker image challenges proud resistance.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where do you need to yield as clay in the Potter’s hands?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What intervention does the opening plea desire?
2. For whom is the unseen prepared work described?
3. What do filthy rags, fading leaves, and wind express?
4. What relationship is conveyed by clay and potter?
5. What condition makes the appeal urgent?
Notes
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