Bible Strands
Isaiah 43:22
But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Jacob and Israel, contrasting their current spiritual neglect with His prior declaration that He formed them for His praise.
The words — The verb קָרָאתָ (qārā’tā) translates literally as "you have called on," directly linked to יָגַ֥עְתָּ (yāgaʿtā), meaning "you have grown weary."
The thread — This motif of religious fatigue recurs in Micah 6:3 and the recorded complaints of Malachi 3:14 and 1:13.
Why it lands — The verse states that the people's failure to call on God stems from their own weariness, demanding a direct examination of whether religious practice has become a burden rather than a response to grace.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
Cross-references
- Micah 6:3 ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!
- Malachi 3:14 You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
- Malachi 1:13 You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
- Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.
- James 4:2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
- Job 21:14 Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- Job 27:9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
- Psalms 14:4 Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
- Psalms 79:6 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
- Isaiah 64:7 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.