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Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, LORD, you would still be our Father. You are our Redeemer from ages past. <a href="/esv/isaiah/63.htm">English Standard Version</a> For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/63.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/63.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/63.htm">New King James Version</a> Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/63.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our Father, Our Redeemer from ancient times is Your name. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/63.htm">NASB 1995</a> For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, O LORD, are our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Your name. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/63.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For Thou art our Father, though Abraham does not know us, And Israel does not recognize us. Thou, O LORD, art our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Thy name. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/63.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, O Yahweh, are our Father, Our Redeemer from everlasting is Your name. <a href="/amp/isaiah/63.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For [most certainly] You are our Father, even though Abraham [our ancestor] does not know us And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are [still] our Father, Our Redeemer from everlasting is Your name. <a href="/csb/isaiah/63.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Yet you are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn’t recognize us. You, LORD, are our Father; your name is Our Redeemer from Ancient Times. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/63.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Yet You are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn&#8217t recognize us. You, Yahweh, are our Father; from ancient times, Your name is our Redeemer. <a href="/asv/isaiah/63.htm">American Standard Version</a> For thou art our Father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is thy name. <a href="/cev/isaiah/63.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times. <a href="/erv/isaiah/63.htm">English Revised Version</a> For thou art our father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O LORD, art our father; our redeemer from everlasting is thy name. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/63.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You are our Father. Even though Abraham doesn't know us and Israel doesn't pay attention to us, O LORD, you are our Father. Your name is our Defender From Everlasting. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/63.htm">Good News Translation</a> You are our father. Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob do not acknowledge us, but you, LORD, are our father, the one who has always rescued us. <a href="/isv/isaiah/63.htm">International Standard Version</a> But you are our Father, even Abraham does not know us and Israel has not acknowledged us; you are he, O LORD, our Father, from long ago, 'Our Redeemer' is your name. <a href="/msb/isaiah/63.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. <a href="/net/isaiah/63.htm">NET Bible</a> For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/63.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn't know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us: you, LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/63.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/63.htm">World English Bible</a> For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn’t know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, Yahweh, are our Father. Our Redeemer from everlasting is your name. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/63.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For You [are] our Father, "" For Abraham has not known us, "" And Israel does not acknowledge us, "" You, O YHWH, [are] our Father, "" Our Redeemer from the Age, [is] Your Name. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/63.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For Thou art our Father, For Abraham hath not known us, And Israel doth not acknowledge us, Thou, O Jehovah, art our Father, Our redeemer from the age, is Thy name. <a href="/slt/isaiah/63.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thou our Father, for Abraham knew us not, and Israel will not recognize us: thou Jehovah our Father redeeming us; thy name from eternity.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/63.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For thou art our father, and Abraham hath not known us, and Israel hath been ignorant of us: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer, from everlasting is thy name. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/63.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you are our Father, and Abraham has not known us, and Israel has been ignorant of us. You are our Father, O Lord our Redeemer. Your name is beyond all ages. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/63.htm">New American Bible</a> For you are our father. Were Abraham not to know us, nor Israel to acknowledge us, You, LORD, are our father, our redeemer you are named from of old. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/63.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O LORD, are our father; our Redeemer from of old is your name.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/63.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For thou art our Father, though Abraham knew us not and Israel did not acknowledge us; thou, O LORD, art our Father, and our Saviour; thy name is from everlasting. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/63.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because you are our Father. Abraham did not know us and Israel did not acknowledge us. You are LORD JEHOVAH our Father and our Savior and your name is from eternity<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/63.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For Thou art our Father; For Abraham knoweth us not, And Israel doth not acknowledge us; Thou, O LORD, art our Father, Our Redeemer from everlasting is Thy name. <a href="/sep/isaiah/63.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For thou art our Father; for though Abraham knew us not, and Israel did not acknowledge us, yet do thou, O Lord, our Father, deliver us: thy name has been upon us from the beginning. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/63-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13988" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/63.htm">A Prayer for Mercy</a> 15Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained. 16<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·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/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">though</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏā·‘ā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know us</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: wə·yiś·rā·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">and Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5234.htm" title="5234: yak·kî·rā·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To regard, recognize. ">acknowledge us.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You,</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/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/1350.htm" title="1350: gō·’ă·lê·nū (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cp) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">our Redeemer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: mê·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">from Everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">is Your name.</a> 17Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15-16</a> For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” / The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6-7</a> And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” / So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God. <a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-13</a> But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God. <a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1-2</a> Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. / Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Hebrews 12:9</a> Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? <a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a> So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. <a href="/ephesians/1-5.htm">Ephesians 1:5</a> He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, <a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm">2 Corinthians 6:18</a> And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a> As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a> Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you? <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a> They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.” <a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a> When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. <a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6</a> “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ <a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a> Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son, <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Doubtless you are our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: you, O LORD, are our father, our redeemer; your name is from everlasting.thou art<a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a> 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.<a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a> And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:<a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a> Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?through<a href="/job/14-21.htm">Job 14:21</a> His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:5</a> For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.<a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12</a> That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?<a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14</a> Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Isaiah 43:14</a> Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-9.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Doubtless</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Earliest</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Ignorant</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-9.htm">Recognize</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Redeemer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Doubtless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-24.htm">Earliest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Ignorant</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/daniel/4-26.htm">Recognize</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Redeemer</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 63</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Christ shows who he is</a> 2. <a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">What his victory over his enemies</a> 7. <a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">And what his mercy toward his church</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy</a> 15. <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">The church, in her prayer</a> 17. <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">And complaint, professes her faith</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/63.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/63.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Yet You are our Father This phrase emphasizes the intimate relationship between God and His people, portraying God as a caring and protective parent. In the Old Testament, God is often depicted as a father to Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a>, <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a>). This fatherly image underscores His authority, guidance, and love for His people, despite their disobedience.though Abraham does not know us Here, the text acknowledges a disconnect between the current generation and their patriarch, Abraham. This may reflect a period of spiritual decline or a sense of alienation from their ancestral roots. Abraham, the father of the nation, is seen as distant, highlighting the people's need to rely on God directly rather than solely on their heritage.and Israel does not acknowledge us "Israel" here likely refers to Jacob, also known as Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The phrase suggests a feeling of being forgotten or unrecognized by their forefathers. This could symbolize a loss of identity or a departure from the covenantal faithfulness expected of them. It underscores the importance of a personal relationship with God rather than relying on ancestral connections.You, O LORD, are our Father Reiterating God as Father emphasizes His role as the ultimate source of identity and belonging for His people. This repetition serves to affirm their faith and trust in God, despite feeling disconnected from their patriarchal lineage. It also highlights the covenant relationship, where God remains faithful even when His people falter.our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name This phrase identifies God as the eternal Redeemer, pointing to His role in delivering and saving His people throughout history. The concept of redemption is central in the Bible, foreshadowing the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ. The term "from Everlasting" emphasizes God's eternal nature and unchanging character, assuring believers of His perpetual presence and salvation. This connects to passages like <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a> and <a href="/revelation/1-8.htm">Revelation 1:8</a>, which speak of God's eternal existence and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, Abraham is often referred to as the father of faith. In this verse, he symbolizes the ancestral lineage and covenant promises. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> Referring to both the person (Jacob, who was renamed Israel) and the nation, Israel represents the chosen people of God. In this context, it signifies the collective identity of the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. He is recognized as the true Father and Redeemer of His people. 5. <a href="/topical/r/redeemer.htm">Redeemer</a> A title for God, highlighting His role in delivering and saving His people. The Hebrew word "Go'el" implies a kinsman-redeemer, one who restores and protects.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_true_father.htm">God as Our True Father</a> Despite earthly lineage or recognition, God is our ultimate Father. This relationship transcends human ancestry and is rooted in His eternal nature. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god.htm">Identity in God</a> Our identity is not solely based on our heritage or the recognition of others but is firmly established in our relationship with God as our Redeemer. <a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_redeemer.htm">The Eternal Redeemer</a> God's role as Redeemer is timeless. He has been, is, and will always be the one who saves and restores His people. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_ancestry.htm">Faith Over Ancestry</a> Spiritual lineage is more significant than physical descent. Faith in God and His promises is what truly connects us to the family of God. <a href="/topical/r/recognition_and_assurance.htm">Recognition and Assurance</a> Even when we feel unrecognized or forgotten by others, God knows us intimately and claims us as His own.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_63.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 63</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_lord's_prayer_important.htm">What is the significance of The Lord's Prayer?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_63_15-16_question_god's_omnipresence.htm">In Isaiah 63:15–16, the prophet questions God’s absence—does this contradict the belief in God’s omnipresence throughout the Bible? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_abraham_israel's_sole_ancestor.htm">In Isaiah 51:2, how can Abraham be considered the sole origin of a great nation if other historical accounts suggest multiple ancestral lines for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/63.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham . . .--Better, For Abraham is ignorant of us. The passage is striking as being an anticipation of the New Testament thought, that the Fatherhood of, God rests on something else than hereditary descent, and extends not to a single nation only, but to all mankind. Abraham might disclaim his degenerate descendants, but Jehovah would still recognise them. Implicitly, at least, the words contain the truth that "God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham" (<a href="/matthew/3-9.htm" title="And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.">Matthew 3:9</a>). He is still their Redeemer. The words may possibly imply the thought that, as in the case of Jeremiah (<a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/15-13.htm" title="This done, in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs, and exceeding glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty.">2 Maccabees 15:13-14</a>), and Rachel (<a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.">Jeremiah 31:15</a>), Abraham was thought of as watching over his posterity, and interceding for them. So, eventually, Abraham appears in the popular belief of Israel, as welcoming his children in the unseen world (<a href="/luke/16-22.htm" title="And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;">Luke 16:22</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/63.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Doubtless thou art our Father; rather, for thou art our Father. This is the ground of their appeal to God. As their Father, he must love them, and must be ready to listen to them. Abraham and Isaac, their earthly fathers, were of no service, lent them no aid, seemed to have ceased to feel any interest in them. It cannot be justly argued from this that the Jews looked to Abraham and Isaac as actual "patron saints," or directed towards them their religious regards. Had this been so, there would have been abundant evidence of it. Thou, O Lord, art our Father (comp. <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a>; and see also <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a>, and <a href="/jeremiah/3-4.htm">Jeremiah 3:4</a>). Though the relationship was revealed under the old covenant, it was practically realized only upon the rarest occasions. Our Redeemer; thy name, etc.; rather, our Redeemer has been thy name from of old. "Redeemer" first appears as a name of God in Job (<a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25</a>) and in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Psalm 19:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-35.htm">Psalm 78:35</a>). It is an epitheton usitatum only in the later portion of Isaiah. There it occurs thirteen times. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/63-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Yet כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are our Father, אָבִ֔ינוּ (’ā·ḇî·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father though כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Abraham אַבְרָהָם֙ (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no know us יְדָעָ֔נוּ (yə·ḏā·‘ā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know and Israel וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (wə·yiś·rā·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no acknowledge us. יַכִּירָ֑נוּ (yak·kî·rā·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5234.htm">Strong's 5234: </a> To regard, recognize You, אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you O LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel are our Father; אָבִ֔ינוּ (’ā·ḇî·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father our Redeemer גֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּ (gō·’ă·lê·nū) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> To redeem, act as kinsman from of old מֵֽעוֹלָ֖ם (mê·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always is Your name. שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ (šə·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 63:16 For you are our Father though Abraham (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 63:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 63:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 63:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 63:17" /></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>