Isaiah 64:11

Isaiah 64:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
• New International Version (NIV)Our holy and glorious temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Context of Isaiah 64:11

9Your holy cities became a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 10Our holy and beautiful House, where our fathers praised You, Has been burned with fire— all our pleasant things are laid waste. Will You restrain Yourself at these things? Adonai, will You stay silent, and afflict us very severely?

Isaiah 64:11 word by word

בֵּ֧ית קָדְשֵׁ֣נוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙ אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ הָיָ֖ה לִשְׂרֵ֣פַת אֵ֑שׁ וְכָל־מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ הָיָ֥ה לְחָרְבָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Our holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• and our beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• where our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• praisedהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• thee, is burned upשְׂרֵפָהώerêphâh · fireH8316
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and all our pleasant thingsמַחְמָדmachmâd · desireH4261
• are laid wasteחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723

Cross-references for Isaiah 64:11

• 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the House of Adonai, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem—every notable building he burned with fire.
• 2 Chronicles 36:19They burned the House of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces with fire and destroyed everything of value.
• Psalms 74:5It seemed like bringing up axes into a thicket of trees—
• Jeremiah 52:13Then he burned the House of Adonai, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every large house with fire.
• Lamentations 2:7The Lord rejected His altar, despised His Sanctuary. He has delivered the walls of her citadels into the hand of the enemy. They raised a shout in the house of Adonai as if it were the day of a moed.
• Ezekiel 7:20They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and made images of their abominations and their detestable idols. Therefore I made it niddah to them.
• Ezekiel 24:21speak to the house of Israel, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I will profane My Sanctuary, the pride of your might, the desire of your eyes and the longing of your soul. Your sons and your daughters that you have left behind will fall by the sword.
• Matthew 24:2“Don’t you see all these?” He responded to them. “Amen, I tell you, not one stone will be left here on top of another—every one will be torn down!”
• 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned his face about and blessed the whole congregation of Israel while the whole congregation of Israel was standing.
• 2 Chronicles 6:4He said: “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Israel, who with His hands has fulfilled what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying:
• 2 Chronicles 7:3When all Bnei-Yisrael saw the fire come down and the glory of Adonai above the House, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, prostrating themselves and praising Adonai, “For He is good and His mercy endures forever.”
• 2 Chronicles 29:25He stationed the Levites in the House of Adonai with cymbals, harps and lyres, according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer and of Nathan the prophet. For the command was by the authority of Adonai through His prophets.
• Lamentations 1:7In the days of her affliction and her wandering, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers from the days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands, there was no one to help her. Her enemies saw her and mocked at her destruction.

Commentaries on Isaiah 64:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Our holy and our beautiful house - The temple. It was called holy,‘ because it was dedicated to the service of God; and beautiful,‘ on account of its extraordinary magnificence. The original word more properly means glorious. Where our fathers praised thee - Few attachments become stronger than that which is formed for a place of worship where our ancestors have long been engaged in the service of God. It was now a great aggravation of their sufferings…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 The people of God, in affliction, confess and bewail their sins, owning themselves unworthy of his mercy. Sin is that abominable thing which the Lord hates. Our deeds, whatever they may seem to be, if we think to merit by them at God's hand, are as rags, and will not cover us; filthy rags, and will but defile us. Even our few good works in which there is real excellence, as fruits of the Spirit, are so defective and defiled as done by us, that…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. 1111. house--the temple. beautiful--includes the idea of glorious (Mr 13:1; Ac 3:2). burned--(Psa 74:7; La 2:7; 2Ch 36:19). Its destruction under Nebuchadnezzar prefigured that under Titus. pleasant things--Hebrew, "objects of desire"; our homes, our city, and all its dear associations.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 64:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Intercession
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Fade
• Flow
• Rend
• Isaiah
• Prayer
• Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh

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