Isaiah 64

Isaiah 64 is a corporate lament prayer where the remnant of Israel pleads with YHWH to 'rend the heavens and come down,' seeking divine intervention and manifest presence during a time of desolation.[2] The prayer moves through petition for God's intervention, confession of sin (acknowledging their righteousness as 'filthy rags'), and renewed pleas for mercy, with the people describing themselves as clay in the potter's hands despite YHWH's hidden face and the destruction of Zion and the temple.[1][2][3]

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Interlinear Text

as-when-fire-kindles fire brushwood waters boils fire to-make-known your-name to-your-adversaries from-before-your-face nations shake

1 כִּ/קְדֹ֧חַ 𐤊/𐤒𐤃𐤇 kiqedocha as-when-fire-kindles HR/Vqc אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire HNcbsa הֲמָסִ֗ים 𐤄𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤌 hamasim brushwood HNcmpa מַ֚יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters HNcmpa תִּבְעֶה 𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤄 tiveeh boils HVqi3fs אֵ֔שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 fire HNcbsa לְ/הוֹדִ֥יעַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏 lehodia to-make-known HR/Vhc שִׁמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha your-name HNcmsc/Sp2ms לְ/צָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤊 letsareykha to-your-adversaries HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms מִ/פָּנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mipaneykha from-before-your-face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms גּוֹיִ֥ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations HNcmpa יִרְגָּֽזוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤅 yiregazu shake HVqi3mp

when You do [awesome things] awesome things not we hoped You came down from Your presence mountains flowed/melted

2 בַּ/עֲשׂוֹתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤁/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕/𐤊 baasotekha when You do [awesome things] HR/Vqc/Sp2ms נוֹרָא֖וֹת 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 noraot awesome things HVNrfpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn נְקַוֶּ֑ה 𐤍𐤒𐤅𐤄 neqaveh we hoped HVpi1cp יָרַ֕דְתָּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤕 yaradeta You came down HVqp2ms מִ/פָּנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mipaneykha from Your presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms הָרִ֥ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim mountains HNcmpa נָזֹֽלּוּ 𐤍𐤆𐤋𐤅 nazolu flowed/melted HVNp3cp

from ancient times not have heard no ear has perceived eye no has seen God besides you who acts for him who waits for him

3 וּ/מֵ/עוֹלָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 umeolam from ancient times HC/R/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn שָׁמְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu have heard HVqp3cp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 no HTn הֶאֱזִ֑ינוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅 heezinu ear has perceived HVhp3cp עַ֣יִן 𐤏𐤉𐤍 ayin eye HNcbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 no HTn רָאָ֗תָה 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 raatah has seen HVqp3fs אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa זוּלָ֣תְ/ךָ֔ 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤊 zulatekha besides you HR/Sp2ms יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh who acts HVqi3ms לִ/מְחַכֵּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤊𐤄 limechakeh for him who waits HR/Vprmsc לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-4 for him HR/Sp3ms

you have met [direct object marker] those who rejoice and the one who does righteousness in your ways remember you behold you were angry and we sinned in them forever and we are saved

4 פָּגַ֤עְתָּ 𐤐𐤂𐤏𐤕 pagaeta you have met HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שָׂשׂ֙ 𐤔𐤔 sas those who rejoice HVqrmsa וְ/עֹ֣שֵׂה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veoseh and the one who does HC/Vqrmsc צֶ֔דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness HNcmsa בִּ/דְרָכֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 biderakheykha in your ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms יִזְכְּר֑וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅/𐤊 yizekerukha remember you HVqi3mp/Sp2ms הֵן 𐤄𐤍 hen behold HTm אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms קָצַ֨פְתָּ֙ 𐤒𐤑𐤐𐤕 qatsafeta were angry HVqp2ms וַֽ/נֶּחֱטָ֔א 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤈𐤀 vanecheta and we sinned HC/Vqw1cp בָּ/הֶ֥ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them HR/Sp3mp עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever HNcmsa וְ/נִוָּשֵֽׁעַ 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤔𐤏 venivashea and we are saved HC/VNi1cp

and we were like the unclean all of us and like a garment of menstruation all our righteousnesses and we withered like a leaf all of us and our iniquities like the wind carry us away

5 וַ/נְּהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤉 vanehi and we were HC/Vqw1cp כַ/טָּמֵא֙ 𐤊/𐤈𐤌𐤀 khatame like the unclean HRd/Aamsa כֻּלָּ֔/נוּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 kulanu all of us HNcmsc/Sp1cp וּ/כְ/בֶ֥גֶד 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤂𐤃 ukheveged and like a garment HC/R/Ncmsc עִדִּ֖ים 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌 idim of menstruation HNcmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc צִדְקֹתֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 tsideqoteynu our righteousnesses HNcfpc/Sp1cp וַ/נָּ֤בֶל 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤋 vanavel and we withered HC/Vqw1cp כֶּֽ/עָלֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤋𐤄 kealeh like a leaf HRd/Ncmsa כֻּלָּ֔/נוּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 kulanu-2 all of us HNcmsc/Sp1cp וַ/עֲוֺנֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤍𐤅 vaaonenu and our iniquities HC/Ncbsc/Sp1cp כָּ/ר֥וּחַ 𐤊/𐤓𐤅𐤇 karucha Roho (Swahili) like the wind HRd/Ncbsa יִשָּׂאֻֽ/נוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤀/𐤍𐤅 yisaunu carry us away HVqi3mp/Sp1cp

and there is no one who calls on your name arousing himself to take hold of you for you have hidden your face from us and you melted us by the hand of our iniquities

6 וְ/אֵין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no HC/Tn קוֹרֵ֣א 𐤒𐤅𐤓𐤀 qore one who calls HVqrmsa בְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֔ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤊 veshimekha on your name HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר 𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤓 miteorer arousing himself HVrrmsa לְ/הַחֲזִ֣יק 𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 lehachaziq to take hold HR/Vhc בָּ֑/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe of you HR/Sp2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ 𐤄𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤕 hisetareta you have hidden HVhp2ms פָנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 faneykha your face HNcbpc/Sp2ms מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us HR/Sp1cp וַ/תְּמוּגֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤂/𐤍𐤅 vatemugenu and you melted us HC/Vqw2ms/Sp1cp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand HR/Ncbsc עֲוֺנֵֽ/נוּ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤍𐤅 aonenu of our iniquities HNcbsc/Sp1cp

And-now YHWH our-father you we the-clay and-you our-former and-work your-hand all-of-us

7 וְ/עַתָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And-now HC/D יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אָבִ֣י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avinu our-father HNcmsc/Sp1cp אָ֑תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms אֲנַ֤חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we HPp1cp הַ/חֹ֨מֶר֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤓 hachomer the-clay HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah-2 and-you HC/Pp2ms יֹצְרֵ֔/נוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤓/𐤍𐤅 yotserenu our-former HVqrmsc/Sp1cp וּ/מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 umaaseh and-work HC/Ncmsc יָדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your-hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms כֻּלָּֽ/נוּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 kulanu all-of-us HNcmsc/Sp1cp

do not be angry O YHWH to very much and do not forever remember iniquity behold look please your people all of us

8 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תִּקְצֹ֤ף 𐤕𐤒𐤑𐤐 tiqetsof be angry HVqj2ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O YHWH HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR מְאֹ֔ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very much HD וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not HC/Tn לָ/עַ֖ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad forever HR/Ncmsa תִּזְכֹּ֣ר 𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓 tizekor remember HVqi2ms עָוֺ֑ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity HNcbsa הֵ֥ן 𐤄𐤍 hen behold HTm הַבֶּט 𐤄𐤁𐤈 habet look HVhv2ms נָ֖א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTe עַמְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms כֻלָּֽ/נוּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 khulanu all of us HNcmsc/Sp1cp

cities your holy (places) have become a desert Zion a desert has become Jerusalem a desolation

9 עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities HNcfpc קָדְשְׁ/ךָ֖ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤊 qadeshekha your holy (places) HNcmsc/Sp2ms הָי֣וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu have become HVqp3cp מִדְבָּ֑ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar a desert HNcmsa צִיּוֹן֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion HNp מִדְבָּ֣ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar-2 a desert HNcmsa הָיָ֔תָה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayatah has become HVqp3fs יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem HNp שְׁמָמָֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 shemamah a desolation HNcfsa

house our holy and-our-glory which praised-you our-fathers has-been to-burning fire and-all our-desirables has-become to-ruin

10 בֵּ֧ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc קָדְשֵׁ֣/נוּ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤍𐤅 qadeshenu our holy HNcmsc/Sp1cp וְ/תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗/נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕/𐤍𐤅 vetifearetenu and-our-glory HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr הִֽלְל֨וּ/ךָ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅/𐤊 hilelukha praised-you HVpp3cp/Sp2ms אֲבֹתֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our-fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp הָיָ֖ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has-been HVqp3ms לִ/שְׂרֵ֣פַת 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤕 liserefat to-burning HR/Ncfsc אֵ֑שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire HNcbsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and-all HC/Ncmsc מַחֲמַדֵּ֖י/נוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 machamadeynu our-desirables HNcmpc/Sp1cp הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah-2 has-become HVqp3ms לְ/חָרְבָּֽה 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 lecharebah to-ruin HR/Ncfsa

upon these these will you restrain yourself YHWH will you keep silent and afflict us to very much

11 הַ/עַל 𐤄/𐤏𐤋 haal upon these HTi/R אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these HPdxcp תִתְאַפַּ֖ק 𐤕𐤕𐤀𐤐𐤒 titeapaq will you restrain yourself HVti2ms יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp תֶּחֱשֶׁ֥ה 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤄 techesheh will you keep silent HVqi2ms וּ/תְעַנֵּ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤅 uteanenu and afflict us HC/Vpi2ms/Sp1cp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very much HD

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