Isaiah 64:1-3
Lexham English Bible
64 [a] Would that you would tear the heavens and come down;
the mountains would quake before you,
2 [b] as fire kindles brushwood,
the fire causes water to boil,
to make your name known to your adversaries,
that the nations might tremble from your presence.[c]
3 When you did terrible deeds which we did not expect,[d] you came down;
the mountains quaked because of your presence.[e]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 64:1 Isaiah 64:1 in the English Bible begins here. In the Hebrew Bible, 63:19 continues
- Isaiah 64:2 Isaiah 64:2–12 in the English Bible is 64:1–11 in the Hebrew Bible
- Isaiah 64:2 Literally “face”
- Isaiah 64:3 Literally “await”
- Isaiah 64:3 Literally “face”
Isaiah 64:1-3
New International Reader's Version
64 I wish you would open up your heavens
and come down to us!
I wish the mountains would tremble
when you show your power!
2 Be like a fire that causes twigs to burn.
It also makes water boil.
So come down and make yourself known to your enemies.
Cause the nations to shake with fear
when they see your power!
3 Long ago you did some wonderful things we didn’t expect.
You came down, and the mountains trembled
when you showed your power.
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