Isaiah 64:6

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." - Isaiah 64:6
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What does Isaiah 64:6 mean?

Isaiah 64:6 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." This verse is from the book of Isaiah, which is…

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The Rags of Our Righteousness: A Humble Reflection

Isaiah 64:6 reminds us of the profound nature of our human condition. The verse states, "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." This powerful…

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A Prayer for Humility and Renewal in the Light of Isaiah 64:6

O Holy and Sovereign Lord, With a humble heart and a contrite spirit, I come before You today, recognizing the profound truth expressed in Isaiah 64:6: "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our…

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Isaiah 64:6 - "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Isaiah 64:8
Isaiah 64:10 - "Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation."
1 Chronicles 6:64 - "And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs."
Isaiah 64:12 - "Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?"
Isaiah 64:1 - "Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,"
Isaiah 64:8 - "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."
Isaiah 64:3 - "When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence."
John 6:64 - "But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him."
Psalms 64:6 - "They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep."
Isaiah 64:11 - "Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste."
Isaiah 64:2 - "As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!"
"Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation." - Isaiah 64:10
Isaiah 64:9 - "¶ Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people."
"Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence," - Isaiah 64:1
"And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs." - 1 Chronicles 6:64
Isaiah 64:4 - "For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him."
Isaiah 64:5 - "Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved."
Isaiah 64:7 - "And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities."
"Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence," - Isaiah 64:1
"When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence." - Isaiah 64:3
"Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?" - Isaiah 64:12
"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." - Isaiah 64:8
"They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep." - Psalms 64:6
"But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him." - John 6:64
"¶ Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people." - Isaiah 64:9
isaiah 6:6
"Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste." - Isaiah 64:11
"As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!" - Isaiah 64:2