Isaiah 64:5

Isaiah 64:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou meetest 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.
• New International Version (NIV)You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved?
• English Standard Version (ESV)You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved?
• New King James Version (NKJV)You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. You are indeed angry, for we have sinned— In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved.

Context of Isaiah 64:5

3When you did awesome works that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence. 4From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him. You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? 6All of us have become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment; all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. 7No one calls on your name, striving to take hold of you. For you have hidden your face from us and made us melt because of our iniquity.

Isaiah 64:5 word by word

פָּגַ֤עְתָּ אֶת־שָׂשׂ֙ וְעֹ֣שֵׂה צֶ֔דֶק בִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָ יִזְכְּר֑וּךָ הֵן־אַתָּ֤ה קָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ וַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔א בָּהֶ֥ם עוֹלָ֖ם וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou meetestפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• him that rejoicethשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
• and workethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• thee in thy waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• behold, thou art wrothקָצַףqâtsaph · be angryH7107
• for we have sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• in those is continuanceעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: antiquityH5769
• and we shall be savedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Isaiah 64:5

• Exodus 20:24“Make an earthen altar for me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your flocks and herds. I will come to you and bless you in every place where I cause my name to be remembered.
• Exodus 25:22I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
• Exodus 29:42This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you.
• Exodus 30:6“You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony — in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony — where I will meet with you.
• Hebrews 4:16Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.
• Psalms 25:10All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep his covenant and decrees.
• Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
• Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Happy is the person who fears the Lord, taking great delight in his commands.
• Acts 10:2He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.
• Philippians 3:13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, we wait for you in the path of your judgments. Our desire is for your name and renown.
• Isaiah 56:1This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.
• Psalms 90:7For we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath.
• Psalms 103:17But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his righteousness toward the grandchildren
• Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.

Commentaries on Isaiah 64:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness "Thou meetest with joy those who work righteousness" - The Syriac reads בעשי שש אתה פוגע poga attah shesh baashi, as above. In those is continuance, and we shall be saved "Because of our deeds, for we have been rebellious" - ונושע עולם בהם bahem olam venivvashea . I am fully persuaded that these words as they stand in the present Hebrew text are utterly unintelligible; there is no doubt of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thou meetest him - Perhaps there are few verses in the Bible that have given more perplexity to interpreters than this; and after all that has been done, the general impression seems to be, that it is wholly inexplicable, or without meaning - as it certainly is in our translation. Noyes says of his own translation of the last member of the verse, I am not satisfied with this or any other translation of the line which I have seen.‘ Lowth says, I am fully…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6we remain in our sins … like something unclean: See also Isaiah 59:1–15. The only hope for salvation and transformation is through Jesus Christ (see Romans 7:25–8:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. meetest--that is, Thou makest peace, or enterest into covenant with him (see on Is 47:3). rejoiceth and worketh--that is, who with joyful willingness worketh [Gesenius] (Ac 10:35; Joh 7:17). those--Thou meetest "those," in apposition to "him" who represents a class whose characteristics "those that," &c., more fully describes. remember thee in thy ways--(Is 26:8). sinned--literally, "tripped," carrying on the figure in "ways." in those is…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 64:5

• Repentance
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Fade
• Flow
• Rend
• Continuance
• Isaiah
• Prayer
• Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh

Commentaries on Isaiah 64

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings