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11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy,[a]
the place where our ancestors praised you,
has been burned with fire;
all our prized possessions have been destroyed.[b]
12 In light of all this,[c] how can you still hold back, Lord?
How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 64:11 tn Heb “our source of pride.”
  2. Isaiah 64:11 tn Or “all that we valued has become a ruin.”
  3. Isaiah 64:12 tn Heb “because of these”; KJV, ASV “for these things.”

11 Our holy and glorious temple,(A) where our ancestors praised you,
    has been burned with fire,
    and all that we treasured(B) lies in ruins.
12 After all this, Lord, will you hold yourself back?(C)
    Will you keep silent(D) and punish us beyond measure?

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