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We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/64.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/64.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/64.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/64.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, thou <i>art</i> our father; we <i>are</i> the clay, and thou our potter; and we all <i>are</i> the work of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/64.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You <i>are</i> our Father; We <i>are</i> the clay, and You our potter; And all we <i>are</i> the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/64.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But now, LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter, And all of us are the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/64.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/64.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But now, O LORD, Thou art our Father, We are the clay, and Thou our potter; And all of us are the work of Thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/64.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But now, O Yahweh, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/64.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our Potter, And we all are the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/64.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/64.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we all are the work of Your hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/64.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/64.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who molded us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/64.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/64.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But now, LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/64.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you are our father, LORD. We are like clay, and you are like the potter. You created us, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/64.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But as for you, O LORD, you are our Father; and we are clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/64.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/64.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet, LORD, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/64.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But now, LORD, you are our Father, and we are clay, and you are our potter; and we all are the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/64.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/64.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/64.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, O YHWH, You [are] our Father, "" We [are] the clay, and You [are] our Framer, "" And the work of Your hand—all of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/64.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father, We are the clay, and Thou our Framer, And the work of Thy hand -- all of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/64.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now, O Jehovah, thou our Father; we the clay and thou forming us; and we all the work of thy hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/64.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And now, O Lord, thou art our father, and we are clay: and thou art our maker, and we all are the works of thy hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/64.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And now, O Lord, you are our Father, yet truly, we are clay. And you are our Maker, and we are all the works of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/64.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet, LORD, you are our father; we are the clay and you our potter: we are all the work of your hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/64.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/64.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we are all the work of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/64.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Now, LORD JEHOVAH, you are our Father, we are clay, and you are our potter and we are, all of us, the work of your hands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/64.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/64.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now, O Lord, thou art our Father, and we are clay, all <i>of us</i> the work of thine hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/64-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14110" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/64.htm">A Prayer for God's Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">But now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’āt·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">are our Father;</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: ’ă·naḥ·nū (Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">we</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: ha·ḥō·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">are the clay,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">and You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yō·ṣə·rê·nū (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cp) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">are the potter;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lā·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">we are all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ū·ma·‘ă·śêh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of Your hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Jeremiah 18:6</a></span><br />“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-8.htm">Job 10:8-9</a></span><br />Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-3.htm">Psalm 100:3</a></span><br />Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">2 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a></span><br />For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></span><br />You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Lamentations 4:2</a></span><br />How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-47.htm">1 Corinthians 15:47-49</a></span><br />The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. / As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. / And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-6.htm">Job 33:6</a></span><br />I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Psalm 138:8</a></span><br />The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-13.htm">Philippians 2:13</a></span><br />For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a></span><br />Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But now, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand.</p><p class="hdg">thou art</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a></b></br> Doubtless thou <i>art</i> our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, <i>art</i> our father, our redeemer; thy name <i>is</i> from everlasting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a></b></br> And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel <i>is</i> my son, <i>even</i> my firstborn:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a></b></br> Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? <i>is</i> not he thy father <i>that</i> hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?</p><p class="hdg">are the clay</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></b></br> Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></b></br> Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! <i>Let</i> the potsherd <i>strive</i> with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-2.htm">Jeremiah 18:2-6</a></b></br> Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words… </p><p class="hdg">all are</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm">Isaiah 43:7</a></b></br> <i>Even</i> every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Isaiah 44:21,24</a></b></br> Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou <i>art</i> my servant: I have formed thee; thou <i>art</i> my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-8.htm">Job 10:8,9</a></b></br> Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Framer</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Potter</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Framer</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Potter</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 64</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">The church prays for the illustration of God's power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Celebrating God's mercy, it makes confession of their natural corruptions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">It complains of their afflictions</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/64.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/64.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But now, O LORD, You are our Father;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges a personal and covenantal relationship between God and His people. The term "Father" signifies authority, care, and provision, reflecting the intimate relationship God desires with His people. In the Old Testament, God as Father is not as frequently mentioned as in the New Testament, but it is present in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a> and <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a>. This relationship is foundational, as it implies God's role in creation and His ongoing involvement in the lives of His people. The use of "Father" also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of God as Father through Jesus Christ, who taught His disciples to pray to "Our Father" (<a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a>).<p><b>we are the clay, and You are the potter;</b><br>This imagery of clay and potter is a powerful metaphor for God's sovereignty and creative authority. It emphasizes human dependence on God and His right to shape and mold His creation according to His will. The potter-clay analogy is also found in <a href="/jeremiah/18.htm">Jeremiah 18:1-6</a>, where God illustrates His ability to reshape nations and individuals. This metaphor highlights the humility required of believers, recognizing that they are not self-made but are formed by God's hands. It also speaks to the process of sanctification, where God continually shapes His people to reflect His character.<p><b>we are all the work of Your hand.</b><br>This phrase underscores the idea of God's craftsmanship and intentional design in creation. It affirms that every individual is purposefully made by God, echoing the creation narrative in Genesis where God forms man from the dust of the ground (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>). The acknowledgment of being "the work of Your hand" calls for a response of submission and trust in God's plan. It also connects to <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a>, where believers are described as God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works. This understanding encourages believers to live in a way that honors their Creator, recognizing their value and purpose as part of God's divine plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is addressed as the Father and Creator.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>Represented as clay, acknowledging their dependence on God as their Creator and Sustainer.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_potter.htm">The Potter</a></b><br>A metaphor for God, illustrating His sovereignty and creative authority over His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_clay.htm">The Clay</a></b><br>Symbolizes humanity, particularly the Israelites, in their malleable state under God's shaping hand.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty and Authority</a></b><br>Recognize that God, as the potter, has ultimate authority over our lives. We are to submit to His will and trust His shaping process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/our_identity_as_god's_creation.htm">Our Identity as God's Creation</a></b><br>Embrace our identity as clay in the hands of a loving Father. This perspective fosters humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_process_of_transformation.htm">The Process of Transformation</a></b><br>Understand that being molded by God can be challenging, but it is essential for spiritual growth and maturity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_purpose.htm">Trust in God's Purpose</a></b><br>Trust that God, as the potter, has a purpose for each of us. Even when we don't understand His methods, His intentions are for our good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_as_god's_workmanship.htm">Community as God's Workmanship</a></b><br>Acknowledge that we, as a community of believers, are collectively the work of God's hands, called to reflect His glory and love to the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_64.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 64</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_64_8_align_with_evolution.htm">Isaiah 64:8 depicts God as the potter shaping humanity; how does this metaphor align with modern theories of human evolution and origin? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_your_life.htm">Who is the First Person of the Trinity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_vessels_of_wrath.htm">What are Vessels of Wrath?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_potter_shape_clay.htm">How does the potter shape the clay's destiny?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/64.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">We are the clay, and thou our potter . . .</span>--Commonly, partly, perhaps, from St. Paul's application of the image in <a href="/context/romans/9-20.htm" title="No but, O man, who are you that reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why have you made me thus?">Romans 9:20-21</a>, and Isaiah's own use of it in <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm" title="Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?">Isaiah 29:16</a>, we associate the idea of the potter with that of simple arbitrary sovereignty. Here, however (as in <a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm" title="O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? said the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.">Jeremiah 18:6</a>), another aspect is presented to us, and the power of the Great Potter is made the ground of prayer. The "clay" entreats Him to fashion it according to His will, and has faith in His readiness, as well as His power, to comply with that prayer. The thought of the "potter" becomes, in this aspect of it, one with that of the Fatherhood of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/64.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But now, O Lord, thou art our Father</span> (see the comment on Isaiah 63:16). We are the clay, and thou our Potter (comp. <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a>). Thy hands have made us and fashioned us, both as individuals and as a nation. Thou hast lavished thy labour and thy skill upon us. Surely thou wilt not "forsake the work of thine own hands" (<a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Psalm 138:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/64-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’āt·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are our Father;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֣ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנַ֤חְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·naḥ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> </span><span class="str2">We</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the clay,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֙מֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and You</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the potter;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣə·rê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the work</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 64:8 But now Yahweh you are our Father (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 64:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 64:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 64:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 64:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>