Isaiah 43:22 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:20 The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

Isaiah 43:21 the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise.

Isaiah 43:22 Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

Isaiah 43:23 Thou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.

Isaiah 43:24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "thou", "hast", "upon", "jacob", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "the people which I formed for myself..." into verse 23's "Thou hast not brought me of thy...", so "called" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.