Isaiah 43:22

“But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, &c.] The Jews, though they were the posterity of Jacob, a praying person, yet did not tread in his steps, but were more like the Heathens that called not on the name of the Lord; though there is no necessity of restraining this to prayer, it may regard the whole worship of God, which is sometimes included in the invocation of his name; and so the Targum, “and ye come not to my worship, O ye of the house of Jacob.” The Jews, in Christ’s time, did not call upon his name, nor believe in him, nor receive his Gospel, nor submit to him and his ordinances; they rejected him and his service, therefore the Lord rejected them, and called the Gentiles, as…”

“But--Israel, however, is not to think that these divine favors are due to their own piety towards God. So the believer (Tit 3:5). but--rather, "for." weary of me-- (Amo 8:5-6; Mal 1:13), though "I have not wearied thee" (Isa 43:23), yet "thou hast been weary of Me."”

“But thou hast not called upon me - The design of this and the following verses, is to show them that they were indebted to the divine mercy alone for their deliverance from bondage. It was not because they had been either meritorious or faithful; it was not because they had deserved these favors at his hand, for they had been a people that had been distinguished for neglecting their God. On that account, these calamities had come upon them, and their deliverance, therefore, was to be an act of mere unmerited favor. Thou hast been weary - As a people, you have been weary of my service. They had accounted his laws grievous and oppressive; and they had groaned under what they regarded as…”

“For - God called to the Gentiles to be his people, because the Jews forsook him. Weary - Thou hast not esteemed my service to be a privilege, but a burden and bondage. Isaiah 43:23”

“43:22 Israel’s history of rebellion had led them into crisis after crisis, yet their rebellion was so great that they stubbornly refused to ask God for help. When they did pray, their wickedness often caused their prayers not to be heard (1:15).”

“thou hast not: Isa 64:7; Psa 14:4, Psa 79:6; Jer 10:25; Dan 9:13; Hos 7:10-14, Hos 14:1, Hos 14:2; Jam 4:2, Jam 4:3 thou hast been: Job 21:14, Job 21:15, Job 27:9, Job 27:10; Jer 2:5, Jer 2:11-13, Jer 2:31, Jer 2:32; Mic 6:3; Mal 1:13; Mal 3:14; Joh 6:66-69 Isaiah 43:23”

“It would be the praise of God, however, and not the merits of their own works, that they would have to relate; for there was nothing at all that could give them any claim to reward. There were not even acts of ceremonial worship, but only the guilt of grievous sins. "And thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, that thou shouldst have wearied thyself for me, O Israel! Thou hast not brought me sheep of thy burnt-offerings, and thou hast not honoured me with thy slain-offerings. I have not burdened thee with meat-offerings, and have not troubled thee about incense. Thou hast bought me no spice-cane for silver, nor hast thou refreshed me with fat of thy slain-offerings. No; thou hast wearied me…”