Isaiah 63:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.”

Isaiah 63:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 63:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 63:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“O Yahweh, why do you make us wander from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’ sake, the tribes of your inheritance.”

Isaiah 63:17 — World English Bible

Isaiah 63:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“O Jehovah, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. ”

Isaiah 63:17 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 63:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Why causest Thou us to wander, O Jehovah, from Thy ways? Thou hardenest our heart from Thy fear, Turn back for Thy servants' sake, The tribes of Thine inheritance.”

Isaiah 63:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 63:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Why, O Jehovah, hast thou made us to err from thy ways, hast hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. ”

Isaiah 63:17 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 63:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“O Lord, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our heart from thy feare? Returne for thy seruants sake, and for the tribes of thine inheritance.”

Isaiah 63:17 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 63:17 in Context — Isaiah 63

15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.

17 O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

19 We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

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What Does Isaiah 63:17 Mean?

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