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Isaiah 64

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 64 of 66

1 O that You would tear the heavens and come down; mountains would quake before You.

2 As the brushwood fire burns and fire causes water to boil, make known Your name to Your adversaries, that nations might quake before You.

3 When You did terrifying things which we did not expect, You came down; mountains quaked before You.

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Chapter Summary

The people pray for the illustration of Jehovah's power. Celebrating Jehovah's mercy, they make confession of their natural corruptions.

Key Hebrew Words

מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר rouse oneself H5782 · TWOT 1587
עָרֵ֥י excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a
קָדְשְׁ apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a
שְׁמָמָֽה devastation H8077 · TWOT 2409c
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם Jerusalem H3389 · TWOT 912

People & Context

Plea for the Heavens to Tear and Mountains to Quake

The prayer continues, pleading for God to tear the heavens and come down, making mountains quake, to make His name known to His adversaries through te…

Confession of Impurity and Plea as Clay

The people confess that all their righteousnesses are like a menstruation cloth and they fade like leaves. They plead with Jehovah, acknowledging they…

Timeline

Plea for the Heavens to Tear and Mountains to Quake

The prayer continues, pleading for God to tear the heavens and come down, making mountains quake, to make His name known to His adversaries through terrifying things.

Isaiah 64:1-5
Confession of Impurity and Plea as Clay

The people confess that all their righteousnesses are like a menstruation cloth and they fade like leaves. They plead with Jehovah, acknowledging they are the clay and He is the Potter, lamenting the burning of the holy house.

Isaiah 64:6-12

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