Isaiah 64 · Verse 12

Isaiah 64:12

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
Isaiah 64:12, King James Version

Isaiah 64:12 in other translations

BSBAfter all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
WEBWill you hold yourself back for these things, LORD? Will you keep silent and punish us very severely?
ASVWilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
YLTFor these dost Thou refrain Thyself, Jehovah? Thou art silent, and dost afflict us very sore!'
DARBYWilt thou restrain thyself in presence of these things, Jehovah? Wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
BBEIn view of all this, will you still do nothing, O Lord? will you keep quiet, and go on increasing our punishment?
WebsterWilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and grievously afflict us?

What does Isaiah 64:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. for these things--Wilt Thou, notwithstanding these calamities of Thy people, still refuse Thy aid (Is 42:14)?

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 64:6-12

The people of God, in affliction, confess and bewail their sins, owning themselves unworthy of his mercy. Sin is that abominable thing which the Lord hates. Our deeds, whatever they may seem to be, if we think to merit by them at God's hand, are as rags, and will not cover us; filthy rags, and will but defile us. Even our few good works in which there is real excellence, as fruits of the Spirit, are so defective and…

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Isaiah 64:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַעַל\־ha.'al-¿ onH5921
אֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428
תִתְאַפַּ֖קtit.'a.Pakwill you restrain yourselfH662
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
תֶּחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.Shehwill you be silent?H2814
וּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּu.te.'a.Ne.nuand will you afflict? usH6031
עַד\־'ad-up toH5704
מְאֹֽד\׃\ \סme.'OdmuchnessH3966

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Cross references for Isaiah 64:12

  • Isaiah 42:14

    I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

  • Psalms 74:10-11

    O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

  • Psalms 83:1

    A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

  • Zechariah 1:12

    Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

  • Psalms 74:18-19

    Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

  • Psalms 79:5

    How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

  • Psalms 10:1

    Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

  • Revelation 6:10

    And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

  • Psalms 89:46-51

    How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth? …

  • Psalms 80:3-4

    Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
42:14; Ps 10:1; 74:10,11,18,19; 79:5; 80:3,4; 83:1; 89:46-51
Zec 1:12; Re 6:10

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Context

  • Isaiah 64:11

    Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

  • Isaiah 64:12

    Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

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Isaiah 64:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Te estarás quieto, oh Jehová, sobre estas cosas? ¿callarás, y nos afligirás sobremanera?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Willst du, Jehova, bei solchem an dich halten? Willst du schweigen und uns ganz und gar niederbeugen?"
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Numquid super his continebis te, Domine; tacebis, et affliges nos vehementer?