Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 43:22

"Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel." — Isaiah 43:22 (ASV)

But you have not called upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel.

They were not much like Jacob, for he prayed at Jabbok and became Israel, who wrestled till he prevailed, saying to the angel, I will not let you go unless you bless me. Yet here are people who hear the same name—"Jacob" and "Israel"—yet God has to say to them, You have not called upon me, O Jacob. You have been weary of me, O Israel.

But thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

Weary of God! Have any of us grown weary of fellowship with him, weary of his truth, weary of his day, weary of his service? Oh, what strange ingratitude this is on our part!

But you have been weary of me, O Israel.

"You thought the service long – thought the time for prayer came round too soon – refused to give to my cause, and said it was a tax. You have been weary of me, O Israel."

But you have not called upon me, O Jacob.

Prayer has been neglected; praise has been suspended. There has been an ungracious negligence in the service of God. You have not called upon me, O Jacob.

But you have not called upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel.

How sad it is that those who have been loved so much should make such a shameful return for it all!