Isaiah 64
64
A Cry for Revival
1God, if only you would tear open
the heavenly realm and come down!
How the mountains would tremble # 64:1 See Judg. 5:5; Hab. 3:6. Mountains can also symbolize governments and kingdoms. There is one King and one kingdom that rises above every other mountain (see Isa. 2:1–5).
in your awesome presence! # 64:1 Or “before your faces.”
2In the same way that fire sets kindling to blaze
and causes water to boil,
let the fire of your presence # 64:2 Fire is a frequent metaphor for the presence of God. See Gen. 3:24; Ex. 3:1–2; Isa. 4:5; 6:6; 10:16–17; 29:6; 30:27, 30; 31:9; 33:14; 66:15–16; Acts 2:3; Heb. 12:29. come down.
Reveal to your enemies your mighty name
and cause the nations to tremble before you!
3When you did amazing wonders we didn’t expect,
you came down,
and mountains shuddered in your presence!
4These amazing things had never been heard of before;
you did things never dreamed of!
No one perceived your greatness.
No eye has ever seen a God like you, # 64:4 See 1 John 1:1–4.
who intervenes for those # 64:4 Or “who works on behalf of those.”
who wait and long # 64:4 The Hebrew word chakah implies waiting with trusting anticipation (longing). for you! # 64:4 Or “him.” See Isa. 40:31; 1 Cor. 2:9–10.
5Those who delight in doing what is right—
you go out to meet # 64:5 Or “you attack them [with kindness].” them with kindness.
They remember you and cherish your ways.
You showed your anger
when we sinned again and again,
yet we can be saved. # 64:5 Or, as a question, “How can we be saved?” There is no verse in Isaiah that is more perplexing and difficult to translate than this one. The exact Hebrew meaning is uncertain.
Sin Is Our Problem
6We have all become contaminated with sin,
and you see our self-righteousness as nothing better
than a menstrual rag.
We are all like fallen leaves,
and our sins sweep us away like the wind. # 64:6 The implication is that we are whirled along by the wind of our sins.
7No one calls on your name
or presses in to lay hold of you,
for you have hidden your face from us.
You have let us be ruined # 64:7 Or “melted.” by our own sins.
The Master Potter
8Yet still, Yahweh, you are our Father.
We are like clay and you are our Potter.
Each one of us is the creative, artistic work of your hands.
9Yahweh, don’t be angry with us!
Don’t remember our sins again forever!
Please look at us; we are your people.
10Your sacred cities are abandoned like a desert;
Zion is a wasteland; Jerusalem sits in ruins.
11Our holy temple, our source of pride,
where our ancestors sang your praise,
has been consumed by fire.
All that we held dear has been destroyed.
12Now, Yahweh, after all this, are you still unmoved?
Will you continue to stand silently by
and afflict us so severely?
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1Rip the heavens apart!
Come down, Lord;
make the mountains tremble.
2Be a spark that starts a fire
causing water to boil.#64.2 Be … boil: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Then your enemies will know
who you are;
all nations will tremble
because you are nearby.
3Your fearsome deeds
have completely amazed us;
even the mountains shake
when you come down.
4 #
1 Co 2.9. You are the only God
ever seen or heard of
who works miracles
for his followers.
5You help all who gladly obey
and do what you want,
but sin makes you angry.
Only by your help
can we ever be saved.#64.5 saved: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 5.
6We are unfit to worship you;
each of our good deeds
is merely a filthy rag.
We dry up like leaves;
our sins are storm winds
sweeping us away.
7No one worships in your name
or remains faithful.
You have turned your back on us
and let our sins melt us away.#64.7 and let … away: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
8You, Lord, are our Father.
We are nothing but clay,
but you are the potter
who molded us.
9Don't be so furious
or keep our sins
in your thoughts forever!
Remember that all of us
are your people.
10Every one of your towns
has turned into a desert,
especially Jerusalem.
11Zion's glorious and holy temple
where our ancestors praised you
has been destroyed by fire.
Our beautiful buildings
are now a pile of ruins.
12When you see these things,
how can you just sit there
and make us suffer more?
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