Isaiah 63:19

Isaiah 63:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.
• New International Version (NIV)We are yours from of old; but you have not ruled over them, they have not been called by your name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, like those who are not called by your name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, Those who were never called by Your name.

Context of Isaiah 63:19

17Lord, why have you allowed us to turn from your path? Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you? Return and help us, for we are your servants, the tribes that are your special possession. 18How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place, and now our enemies have destroyed it. Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you, as though we had never been known as your people.

Isaiah 63:19 word by word

הָיִ֗ינוּ מֵֽעוֹלָם֙ לֹֽא־מָשַׁ֣לְתָּ בָּ֔ם לֹֽא־נִקְרָ֥א שִׁמְךָ֖ עֲלֵיהֶ֑םRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou neverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: antiquityH5769
• barest ruleמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• over them; they were not calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• by thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Isaiah 63:19

• Psalms 79:6Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.
• Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.
• Jeremiah 10:25Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on the peoples that do not call upon your name. For they have devoured your people Israel; they have devoured and consumed them, making the land a desolate wilderness.
• Acts 14:16In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,
• Romans 9:4They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.
• Ephesians 2:12In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
• Isaiah 65:1The Lord says, “I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name.
• Amos 9:12And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and he will do these things.
• Acts 15:17so that the rest of humanity might seek the Lord, including the Gentiles— all those I have called to be mine. The Lord has spoken—

Commentaries on Isaiah 63:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19We are thine - We urge it as a reason for thy interposition to restore the land and the temple, that we are thine from ancient times. Such I take to be the meaning of the passage - in accordance with the common translation, except that the expression מעולם mē‛ôlâm from ancient times,‘ rendered by our translators in connection with לא lo' never,‘ is thus connected with the Jewish people, instead of being regarded as applied to their enemies. The idea…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 They beseech him to look down on the abject condition of their once-favoured nation. Would it not be glorious to his name to remove the veil from their hearts, to return to the tribes of his inheritance? The Babylonish captivity, and the after-deliverance of the Jews, were shadows of the events here foretold. The Lord looks down upon us in tenderness and mercy. Spiritual judgments are more to be dreaded than any other calamities; and we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Israel was constantly turning from God and then being punished by him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. thine ... never--rather, "We are Thine from of old; Thou barest not rule over them" [Barnes]. Lowth translates, "We for long have been as those over whom Thou hast not ruled, who are not called by Thy name"; "for long" thus stands in contrast to "but a little while" (Is 63:18). But the analogy of Is 63:18 makes it likely that the first clause in this verse refers to the Jews, and the second to their foes, as English Version and Barnes translate it…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 63

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings