Isaiah 64:6-8
Good News Translation
6 All of us have been sinful; even our best actions are filthy through and through. Because of our sins we are like leaves that wither and are blown away by the wind. 7 No one turns to you in prayer; no one goes to you for help. You have hidden yourself from us and have abandoned[a] us because of our sins.
8 But you are our father, Lord. We are like clay, and you are like the potter. You created us,
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- Isaiah 64:7 Some ancient translations abandoned; Hebrew melted.
Isaiah 64:6-8
Revised Standard Version
6 We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
7 There is no one that calls upon thy name,
that bestirs himself to take hold of thee;
for thou hast hid thy face from us,
and hast delivered[a] us into the hand of our iniquities.
8 Yet, O Lord, thou art our Father;
we are the clay, and thou art our potter;
we are all the work of thy hand.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 64:7 Gk Syr Old Latin Tg: Heb melted
Isaiah 64:6-8
New International Version
6 All of us have become like one who is unclean,(A)
and all our righteous(B) acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,(C)
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.(D)
7 No one(E) calls on your name(F)
or strives to lay hold of you;
for you have hidden(G) your face from us
and have given us over(H) to[a] our sins.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 64:7 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew have made us melt because of
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