Isaiah 64

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1	If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,	Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,	Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence—	Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,
2	as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!	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!	as when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the water to boil. Make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!	as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
3	When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.	When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.	When you did awesome things which we didn’t look for, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.	When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.
4	From 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.	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.	For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.	For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
5	You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?	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.	You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time. Shall we be saved?	Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved?
6	Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.	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.	For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.	For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
7	No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.	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.	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 by means of our iniquities.	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 by means of our iniquities.
8	But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.	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.	But now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.	But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
9	Do not be angry, O Lord, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!	Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.	Don’t be furious, Lord. Don’t remember iniquity forever. Look and see, we beg you, we are all your people.	Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
10	Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.	Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.	Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.	Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11	Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.	Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.	Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burned with fire. All our pleasant places are laid waste.	Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
12	After all this, O Lord, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?	Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?	Will you hold yourself back for these things, Lord? Will you keep silent and punish us very severely?	Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?