Isaiah 43:22

20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
KJV
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
WEB
Yet you have not called on me, Jacob; but you have been weary of me, Israel.
ASV
Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
DARBY
But thou hast not called upon me, Jacob; for thou hast been weary of me, O Israel:
BLB
And not Me you have called, O Jacob, for you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
ÅB
Men meg har du ikke påkalt; Jakob, så du gjorde deg strev for meg, Israel!
OTB
“Men du har ikke kalt på meg, Jakob; du har blitt trett av meg, Israel.
B1930
Men mig har du ikke påkalt; Jakob, så du gjorde dig møie for mig, Israel!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 6:3

    O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

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  • Malachi 3:14

    Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

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  • Malachi 1:13

    Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 10:25

    Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

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  • James 4:2–3

    Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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  • Jeremiah 2:11–13

    Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

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  • Daniel 9:13

    As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

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  • Psalms 79:6

    Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

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