Isaiah 63:16

Conservative English Version

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:10

Then, in front of everyone, David sang praises to the LORD: I praise you forever, LORD! You are the God our ancestor Jacob worshiped.

Job 14:21

We never live to know if our children are praised or disgraced.

Exodus 4:22

Then tell him that I have said, "Israel is my first-born son,

Ecclesiastes 9:5

We know that we will die, but the dead don't know a thing. Nothing good will happen to them--they are gone and forgotten.

Isaiah 1:2

The LORD has said, "Listen, heaven and earth! The children I raised have turned against me.

Isaiah 29:22

The LORD who rescued Abraham has this to say about Jacob's descendants: "They will no longer be ashamed and disgraced.

Isaiah 41:14

People of Israel, don't worry, though others may say, "Israel is only a worm!" I am the holy God of Israel, who saves and protects you.

Isaiah 41:8

Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

Isaiah 43:14

I, the LORD, will rescue you! I am Israel's holy God, and this is my promise: For your sake, I will send an army against Babylon to drag its people away, crying as they go.

Isaiah 44:6

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the first and the last, the one and only God. Israel, I have rescued you! I am your King.

Isaiah 45:11

I am the LORD, the Creator, the holy God of Israel. Do you dare question me about my own nation or about what I have done?

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The LORD blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

Isaiah 54:5

The LORD All-Powerful, the Holy God of Israel, rules all the earth. He is your Creator and husband, and he will rescue you.

Isaiah 60:16

You will drain the wealth of kings and foreign nations. You will know that I, the mighty LORD God of Israel, have saved and rescued you.

Isaiah 63:12

The glorious power of the LORD marched beside Moses. The LORD will be praised forever for dividing the sea.

Isaiah 64:7

No one worships in your name or remains faithful. You have turned your back on us and let our sins melt us away.

Isaiah 64:8

You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who molded us.

Isaiah 9:6

A child has been born for us. We have been given a son who will be our ruler. His names will be Wonderful Advisor and Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince of Peace.

Jeremiah 3:19

I have always wanted to treat you as my children and give you the best land, the most beautiful on earth. I wanted you to call me "Father" and not turn from me.

Jeremiah 3:23

On hilltops, we worshiped idols and made loud noises, but it was all for nothing-- only you can save us.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favorite children.

Hosea 1:10

Someday it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called "Not My People," but in the future they will be called "Children of the Living God."

Malachi 1:6

I, the LORD All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, "How did we insult you?"

Malachi 2:10

Don't you know that we all have God as our Father? Didn't the one God create each of us? Then why do you cheat each other by breaking the agreement God made with your ancestors?

Matthew 6:9

You should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, help us to honor your name.

John 8:41

But you are doing exactly what your father does." "Don't accuse us of having someone else as our father!" they said. "We just have one father, and he is God."

Deuteronomy 14:1

People of Israel, you are the LORD's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Israel, the LORD is your Father, the one who created you, but you repaid him by being foolish.