Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 64

1If onlyלוּא־lu'-H3863You would rendקָרַ֤עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064and come downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,so that mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022would quakeנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at Your presenceH6440,

2as fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784kindlesכִּקְדֹ֧חַkik.Do.achH6919the brushwoodהֲמָסִ֗יםha.ma.SimH2003andאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784causes the waterמַ֚יִםMa.yimH4325to boilתִּבְעֶה־tiv.'eh-H1158,to make Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034knownלְהוֹדִ֥יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045to Your enemiesלְצָרֶ֑יךָle.tza.Rei.khaH6862,so that the nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471will trembleיִרְגָּֽזוּ׃yir.Ga.zuH7264at Your presenceH6440!

3When You didH6213awesome worksנוֹרָא֖וֹתno.ra.'otH3372that we did notH3808expectנְקַוֶּ֑הne.ka.VehH6960,You came downיָרַ֕דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,and the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022trembledנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4From ancient timesH5769noלֹא־lo'-H3808one has heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085,noלֹ֣אlo'H3808ear has perceivedהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869has seenרָאָ֗תָהra.'A.tahH7200any Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430besides Youזוּלָ֣תְךָ֔zu.La.te.khaH2108,who actsH6213on behalf of those who waitלִמְחַכֵּה־lim.cha.keh-H2442for Him.

5You welcomeפָּגַ֤עְתָּpa.Ga'.taH6293אֶת־'et-H853those who gladlyשָׂשׂ֙sasH7797doוְעֹ֣שֵׂהve.'O.sehH6213rightצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,who rememberיִזְכְּר֑וּךָyiz.ke.Ru.khaH2142Your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870.Surelyהֵן־hen-H2005Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859were angryקָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ka.Tzaf.taH7107,for we sinnedוַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔אva.ne.che.Ta'H2398.How can we be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ve.ni.va.She.a'H3467if we remain in our sinsעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769?

6Each of usכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605has becomeוַנְּהִ֤יva.ne.HiH1961like something uncleanכַטָּמֵא֙kha.ta.Me'H2931,and allכָּל־kol-H3605our righteous actsצִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666are like filthyעִדִּ֖ים'i.DimH5708ragsוּכְבֶ֥גֶדu.khe.Ve.gedH899;we allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605witherוַנָּ֤בֶלva.Na.velH5034like a leafכֶּֽעָלֶה֙ke.'a.LehH5929,and our iniquitiesH5771carry us awayיִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃yi.sa.'U.nuH5375like the windכָּר֥וּחַka.Ru.achH7307.

7Noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369one callsקוֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֔ve.shim.KhaH8034orstrivesמִתְעוֹרֵ֖רmit.'o.RerH5782to take holdלְהַחֲזִ֣יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388of You.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have hiddenהִסְתַּ֤רְתָּhis.Tar.taH5641Your faceפָנֶ֙יךָ֙fa.Nei.khaH6440from usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480and delivered usוַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּva.te.mu.Ge.nuH4127into the handH3027of our iniquityעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ׃'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771.

8But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDH3068,Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are our Fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are the clayהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.merH2563,and Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859are the potterיֹצְרֵ֔נוּyo.tze.Re.nuH3335;we are allH3605the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Do notאַל־'al-H408be angryתִּקְצֹ֤ףtik.TzofH7107,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,beyondעַד־'ad-H5704measureמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408rememberתִּזְכֹּ֣רtiz.KorH2142our iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771foreverלָעַ֖דla.'AdH5703.Ohהֵ֥ןhenH2005,look upon usהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027,we prayנָ֖אna'H4994;we are allכֻלָּֽנוּ׃khu.La.nuH3605Your peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971!

10Your holyH6944citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892have becomeH1961a wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057.Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726has becomeH1961a wastelandמִדְבָּ֣רmid.BarH4057andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

11Our holyקָדְשֵׁ֣נוּka.de.She.nuH6944and beautifulוְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּve.tif.'ar.Te.nuH8597templeבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1praised Youהִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙hi.Lu.khaH1984,has beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961burnedלִשְׂרֵ֣פַתlis.Re.fatH8316with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that was dear to usמַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּma.cha.ma.Dei.nuH4261liesהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961in ruinsלְחָרְבָּֽה׃le.cha.re.BahH2723.

12Afterהַעַל־ha.'al-H5921all thisאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,will You restrain Yourselfתִתְאַפַּ֖קtit.'a.PakH662?Will You keep silentתֶּחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814and afflict usוּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּu.te.'a.Ne.nuH6031beyondעַד־'ad-H5704measureמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966?

Commentaries on Isaiah 64