Isa.64.1
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Isa.64.1
Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend, make the mountains shudder at your presence--
Isa.64.1
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!
Isa.64.1
Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence--
Isa.64.1
Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence!
Isa.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!
Isa.64.2
As when a forest catches fire, as when fire makes a pot to boil--
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As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you!
Isa.64.2
As fire burns brushwood, As fire causes water to boil-- To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
Isa.64.2
As fire causes wood to burn and water to boil, your coming would make the nations tremble. Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame!
Isa.64.3
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
Isa.64.3
To shock your enemies into facing you, make the nations shake in their boots! You did terrible things we never expected, descended and made the mountains shudder at your presence.
Isa.64.3
For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.
Isa.64.3
When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down, The mountains shook at Your presence.
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When you came down long ago, you did awesome things beyond our highest expectations. And oh, how the mountains quaked!
Isa.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.
Isa.64.4
Since before time began no one has ever imagined, No ear heard, no eye seen, a God like you who works for those who wait for him.
Isa.64.4
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Isa.64.4
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Isa.64.4
For since the world began, no ear has heard, and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!
Isa.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.
Isa.64.5
You meet those who happily do what is right, who keep a good memory of the way you work. But how angry you've been with us! We've sinned and kept at it so long! Is there any hope for us? Can we be saved?
Isa.64.5
You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved?
Isa.64.5
You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. You are indeed angry, for we have sinned-- In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved.
Isa.64.5
You welcome those who cheerfully do good, who follow godly ways. But we are not godly. We are constant sinners, so your anger is heavy on us. How can people like us be saved?
Isa.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.
Isa.64.6
We're all sin-infected, sin-contaminated. Our best efforts are grease-stained rags. We dry up like autumn leaves--sin-dried, we're blown off by the wind.
Isa.64.6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
Isa.64.6
But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.
Isa.64.6
We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away.
Isa.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.
Isa.64.7
No one prays to you or makes the effort to reach out to you Because you've turned away from us, left us to stew in our sins.
Isa.64.7
No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins.
Isa.64.7
And there is no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself up to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us, And have consumed us because of our iniquities.
Isa.64.7
Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins.
Isa.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.
Isa.64.8
Still, GOD, you are our Father. We're the clay and you're our potter: All of us are what you made us.
Isa.64.8
Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Isa.64.8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.
Isa.64.8
And yet, LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We are all formed by your hand.
Isa.64.9
Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isa.64.9
Don't be too angry with us, O GOD. Don't keep a permanent account of wrongdoing. Keep in mind, please, we are your people--all of us.
Isa.64.9
Do not be angry beyond measure, O LORD; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray, for we are all your people.
Isa.64.9
Do not be furious, O LORD, Nor remember iniquity forever; Indeed, please look--we all are Your people!
Isa.64.9
Oh, don't be so angry with us, LORD. Please don't remember our sins forever. Look at us, we pray, and see that we are all your people.
Isa.64.10
Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Isa.64.10
Your holy cities are all ghost towns: Zion's a ghost town, Jerusalem's a field of weeds.
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Your sacred cities have become a desert; even Zion is a desert, Jerusalem a desolation.
Isa.64.10
Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Isa.64.10
Your holy cities are destroyed; even Jerusalem is a desolate wilderness.
Isa.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.
Isa.64.11
Our holy and beautiful Temple, which our ancestors filled with your praises, Was burned down by fire, all our lovely parks and gardens in ruins.
Isa.64.11
Our holy and glorious temple, where our fathers praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins.
Isa.64.11
Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Isa.64.11
The holy, beautiful Temple where our ancestors praised you has been burned down, and all the things of beauty are destroyed.
Isa.64.12
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
Isa.64.12
In the face of all this, are you going to sit there unmoved, GOD? Aren't you going to say something? Haven't you made us miserable long enough?
Isa.64.12
After all this, O LORD, will you hold yourself back? Will you keep silent and punish us beyond measure?
Isa.64.12
Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O LORD? Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?
Isa.64.12
After all this, LORD, must you still refuse to help us? Will you continue to be silent and punish us?
