New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 64

Prayer for Mercy and Help

1Ohלוּא־lu'-H3863,that You would rendקָרַ֤עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064andcomeH3381downH3381,That the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022mightquakeנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at Your presenceH6440--

2As fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784kindlesכִּקְדֹ֧חַkik.Do.achH6919the brushwoodהֲמָסִ֗יםha.ma.SimH2003, asfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784causes waterמַ֚יִםMa.yimH4325to boilתִּבְעֶה־tiv.'eh-H1158--To makeלְהוֹדִ֥יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034knownH3045to Your adversariesלְצָרֶ֑יךָle.tza.Rei.khaH6862, That thenationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471may trembleיִרְגָּֽזוּ׃yir.Ga.zuH7264at Your presenceH6440!

3When You didH6213awesomeנוֹרָא֖וֹתno.ra.'otH3372thingsH3372which we did not expectנְקַוֶּ֑הne.ka.VehH6960,You cameH3381downיָרַ֕דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022quakedנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4For from daysוּמֵעוֹלָ֥םu.me.'o.LamH5769of oldעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769they have not heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085orH3808perceivedH238by earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238,NorH408has the eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869seenרָאָ֗תָהra.'A.tahH7200a Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָ֣תְךָ֔zu.La.te.khaH2108You,Who actsH6213in behalf of the one whowaitsלִמְחַכֵּה־lim.cha.keh-H2442for Him.

5Youmeetפָּגַ֤עְתָּpa.Ga'.taH6293him who rejoicesשָׂשׂ֙sasH7797indoingוְעֹ֣שֵׂהve.'O.sehH6213righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, Whoremembersיִזְכְּר֑וּךָyiz.ke.Ru.khaH2142You in Your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870.Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,You were angryקָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ka.Tzaf.taH7107,for we sinnedוַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔אva.ne.che.Ta'H2398, We continuedin them a longעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769timeH5769;And shall we be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ve.ni.va.She.a'H3467?

6For allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605of us have becomeוַנְּהִ֤יva.ne.HiH1961like one who isuncleanכַטָּמֵא֙kha.ta.Me'H2931,And allכָּל־kol-H3605ourrighteousH6666deedsH6666are like a filthyH5713garmentוּכְבֶ֥גֶדu.khe.Ve.gedH899;And allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605of uswitherוַנָּ֤בֶלva.Na.velH5034like a leafכֶּֽעָלֶה֙ke.'a.LehH5929, And ouriniquitiesH5771,like the windכָּר֥וּחַka.Ru.achH7307,takeיִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃yi.sa.'U.nuH5375us away.

7ThereH369isnoH369oneH369who callsקוֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֔ve.shim.KhaH8034,Who arousesמִתְעוֹרֵ֖רmit.'o.RerH5782himself to takeלְהַחֲזִ֣יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388holdH2388of You; For You havehiddenהִסְתַּ֤רְתָּhis.Tar.taH5641Your faceפָנֶ֙יךָ֙fa.Nei.khaH6440from us And havedeliveredH4042us into the powerH3027of our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ׃'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771.

8But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258, O LordH3068,You are our Fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1, We are theclayהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.merH2563,and You our potterיֹצְרֵ֔נוּyo.tze.Re.nuH3335;And allH3605of us are theworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Do not beangryתִּקְצֹ֤ףtik.TzofH7107beyondעַד־'ad-H5704measureמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,NorH1755rememberתִּזְכֹּ֣רtiz.KorH2142iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771foreverלָעַ֖דla.'AdH5703;Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027nowנָ֖אna'H4994,allכֻלָּֽנוּ׃khu.La.nuH3605of us areYour peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971.

10YourholyH6944citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892have becomeH1961awildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057,Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726has becomeH1961a wildernessמִדְבָּ֣רmid.BarH4057,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

11Our holyקָדְשֵׁ֣נוּka.de.She.nuH6944and beautifulוְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּve.tif.'ar.Te.nuH8597houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004,Whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1praisedהִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙hi.Lu.khaH1984You,Has beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961burnedלִשְׂרֵ֣פַתlis.Re.fatH8316byfireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784; Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605our preciousH4261thingsמַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּma.cha.ma.Dei.nuH4261have becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a ruinלְחָרְבָּֽה׃le.cha.re.BahH2723.

12Will Yourestrainתִתְאַפַּ֖קtit.'a.PakH662Yourself at theseH428thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?Will You keepH2814silentתֶּחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814and afflictוּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּu.te.'a.Ne.nuH6031us beyondעַד־'ad-H5704measureמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966?

Prayer for Mercy and Help

Commentaries on Isaiah 64