Isaiah 64:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But now,וְעַתָּ֥ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
O LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
You are our Father,אָבִ֣ינוּ
(a·vi·nu)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
We are the clay,הַחֹ֙מֶר֙
(ha·cho·mer)
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar
and You our potter;יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ
(yo·tze·re·nu,)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
And allכֻּלָּֽנוּ׃
(kul·la·nu.)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of us are the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
(u·ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of Your hand.יָדְךָ֖
(ya·de·cha)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But now O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thou art our father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
we are the clay
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
and thou our potter
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
and we all are the work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of thy hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we all are the work of Your hands.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
Yet, LORD, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But now, LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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