Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 64:7

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Isaiah 64:7

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Isaiah 64:7

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"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 by means of our iniquities." — Isaiah 64:7 (ASV)

Hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. —Better, you have delivered us into the hand (namely, the power) of our iniquities. The previous clause had pointed to the people's forgetfulness of God—what we should call their indifference—as the root-evil. This states that that sin led, in the righteous judgment of God, to open iniquities. The thought is parallel to that of Romans 1:21-24.