Isaiah 64:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”

Isaiah 64:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 64:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 64:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.”

Isaiah 64:8 — World English Bible

Isaiah 64:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. ”

Isaiah 64:8 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 64:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And now, O Jehovah, thou <FI>art<Fi> our Father, We <FI>are<Fi> the clay, and Thou our Framer, And the work of Thy hand--all of us.”

Isaiah 64:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 64:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now, Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. ”

Isaiah 64:8 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 64:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But now, O Lord, thou art our Father: we are the clay, and thou art our potter, and we all are the worke of thine hands.”

Isaiah 64:8 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 64:8 in Context — Isaiah 64

6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

7 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, because of our iniquities.

8 But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

9 Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

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What Does Isaiah 64:8 Mean?

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