New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 64:1
11Oh, that You would rend the heavens and 2come down, That the mountains might 3quake at Your presence--
Isaiah 64:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
- New International Version (NIV)Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence—
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
Context of Isaiah 64:1
Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence-- 2As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil-- To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence! 3When You did awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.
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לוּא־קָרַ֤עְתָּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ יָרַ֔דְתָּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ הָרִ֥ים נָזֹֽלּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 64:1
- Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.
- Psalms 144:5Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- Mark 1:10Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;
- Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation; Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds? The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
- Exodus 3:8So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
- Exodus 19:11and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
- Micah 1:3For behold, the Lord is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
- Habakkuk 3:1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
- Judges 5:4Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Even the clouds dripped water.
- Psalms 46:6The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth melted.
- Psalms 68:8The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs.
- Amos 9:5The Lord God of hosts, The One who touches the land so that it melts, And all those who dwell in it mourn, And all of it rises up like the Nile And subsides like the Nile of Egypt;
- Nahum 1:5Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
Commentaries on Isaiah 64:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O that thou wouldest rend the heavens - This seems to allude to the wonderful manifestation of God upon Mount Sinai.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens - That is, in view of the considerations urged in the previous chapter. In view of the fact that the temple is burned up Isaiah 64:11; that the city is desolate; that the land lies waste, and that thine own people are carried captive to a distant land. The phrase rend the heavens,‘ implies a sudden and sublime descent of Yahweh to execute vengeance on his foes, as if his heart was full of vengeance, and the firmament…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The church prays that God's power may be manifested. (Is. 64:1-5) A confession of sin, and afflictions bewailed. (Is. 64:6-12) Verses 1-5 They desire that God would manifest himself to them and for them, so that all may see it. This is applicable to the second coming of Christ, when the Lord himself shall descend from heaven. They plead what God had used to do, and had declared his gracious purpose to do, for his people. They need not fear being…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12The prophet’s reflections on the past (Isaiah 63:7–14) inspire him to pray that God would now rescue his people as he has done before.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. rend ... heavens--bursting forth to execute vengeance, suddenly descending on Thy people's foe (Psa 18:9; 144:5; Ha 3:5, 6). flow down--(Jud 5:5; Mi 1:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 64
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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