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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Verse 1
as-when-fire-kindles to burn as when it burns fire fire fire brushwood brittle twigs brushwood waters waters waters boils she will gush forth it boils fire fire fire to-make-known to cause to know to make known your-name your name your name to-your-adversaries your constrictors to your adversaries from-before-your-face from your presence from before you nations people-groups nations shake they tremble they will tremble
כִּ/קְדֹ֧חַ 𐤊/𐤒𐤃𐤇 kiqedocha as-when-fire-kindles to burn as when it burns HR/Vqc אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire fire HNcbsa הֲמָסִ֗ים 𐤄𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤌 hamasim brushwood brittle twigs brushwood HNcmpa מַ֚יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters waters HNcmpa תִּבְעֶה 𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤄 tiveeh buya (Kikongo) boils she will gush forth it boils HVqi3fs אֵ֔שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 fire fire fire HNcbsa לְ/הוֹדִ֥יעַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏 lehodia to-make-known to cause to know to make known HR/Vhc שִׁמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha your-name your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms לְ/צָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤊 letsareykha to-your-adversaries your constrictors to your adversaries HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms מִ/פָּנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mipaneykha from-before-your-face from your presence from before you HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms גּוֹיִ֥ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups nations HNcmpa יִרְגָּֽזוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤅 yiregazu shake they tremble they will tremble HVqi3mp
Verse 3
from ancient times and from hidden antiquity and from forever not not not have heard they heard they heard no not not ear has perceived they gave attentive ear they listened attentively eye there-is-no eye no not not has seen she saw she saw God mighty ones Elohim besides you apart from you apart from you who acts he will do does for him who waits for the eagerly waiting one for the one who waits for him — for him
וּ/מֵ/עוֹלָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 umeolam from ancient times and from hidden antiquity and from forever HC/R/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn שָׁמְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu have heard they heard they heard HVqp3cp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 no not not HTn הֶאֱזִ֑ינוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅 heezinu -zwa (Zulu) ear has perceived they gave attentive ear they listened attentively HVhp3cp עַ֣יִן 𐤏𐤉𐤍 ayin Enyi (Fante) eye there-is-no eye HNcbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 no not not HTn רָאָ֗תָה 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 raatah has seen she saw she saw HVqp3fs אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa זוּלָ֣תְ/ךָ֔ 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤊 zulatekha besides you apart from you apart from you HR/Sp2ms יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh who acts he will do does HVqi3ms לִ/מְחַכֵּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤊𐤄 limechakeh for him who waits for the eagerly waiting one for the one who waits HR/Vprmsc לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-4 for him for him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 4
you have met you encountered you have met [direct object marker] object-marker [·] those who rejoice he exulted the one who rejoices and the one who does and the one doing and the one doing righteousness righteousness righteousness in your ways in your paths in your ways remember you they will remember you they remember you behold Look! look you you you were angry you became enraged you were angry and we sinned and we erred and we sinned in them — in them forever hidden age forever and we are saved and we will be delivered and we are saved
פָּגַ֤עְתָּ 𐤐𐤂𐤏𐤕 pagaeta you have met you encountered you have met HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שָׂשׂ֙ 𐤔𐤔 sas nsansa (Bemba) those who rejoice he exulted the one who rejoices HVqrmsa וְ/עֹ֣שֵׂה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veoseh and the one who does and the one doing and the one doing HC/Vqrmsc צֶ֔דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness righteousness HNcmsa בִּ/דְרָכֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 biderakheykha in your ways in your paths in your ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms יִזְכְּר֑וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅/𐤊 yizekerukha kumbuka (Lingala) remember you they will remember you they remember you HVqi3mp/Sp2ms הֵן 𐤄𐤍 hen behold Look! look HTm אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms קָצַ֨פְתָּ֙ 𐤒𐤑𐤐𐤕 qatsafeta were angry you became enraged you were angry HVqp2ms וַֽ/נֶּחֱטָ֔א 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤈𐤀 vanecheta and we sinned and we erred and we sinned HC/Vqw1cp בָּ/הֶ֥ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them in them HR/Sp3mp עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa וְ/נִוָּשֵֽׁעַ 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤔𐤏 venivashea and we are saved and we will be delivered and we are saved HC/VNi1cp
Verse 5
and we were and we came-to-be and we came-to-be like the unclean ritually unclean like the ritually unclean all of us our entirety all of us and like a garment and like a garment and like a garment of menstruation menstrual discharges of menstrual discharges all entirety of all of our righteousnesses our righteous deeds our acts of righteousness and we withered and we withered and we withered like a leaf leaf like a leaf all of us our entirety all of us and our iniquities our iniquity and our iniquities like the wind like wind-breath like the wind carry us away they will lift us carry us away
וַ/נְּהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤉 vanehi and we were and we came-to-be and we came-to-be HC/Vqw1cp כַ/טָּמֵא֙ 𐤊/𐤈𐤌𐤀 khatame tembe (Lingala) like the unclean ritually unclean like the ritually unclean HRd/Aamsa כֻּלָּ֔/נוּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 kulanu kila (Swahili) all of us our entirety all of us HNcmsc/Sp1cp וּ/כְ/בֶ֥גֶד 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤂𐤃 ukheveged and like a garment and like a garment and like a garment HC/R/Ncmsc עִדִּ֖ים 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌 idim of menstruation menstrual discharges of menstrual discharges HNcmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc צִדְקֹתֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 tsideqoteynu our righteousnesses our righteous deeds our acts of righteousness HNcfpc/Sp1cp וַ/נָּ֤בֶל 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤋 vanavel and we withered and we withered and we withered HC/Vqw1cp כֶּֽ/עָלֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤋𐤄 kealeh like a leaf leaf like a leaf HRd/Ncmsa כֻּלָּ֔/נוּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 kulanu-2 kila (Swahili) all of us our entirety all of us HNcmsc/Sp1cp וַ/עֲוֺנֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤍𐤅 vaaonenu and our iniquities our iniquity and our iniquities HC/Ncbsc/Sp1cp כָּ/ר֥וּחַ 𐤊/𐤓𐤅𐤇 karucha like the wind like wind-breath like the wind HRd/Ncbsa יִשָּׂאֻֽ/נוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤀/𐤍𐤅 yisaunu carry us away they will lift us carry us away HVqi3mp/Sp1cp
Verse 6
and there is no and there is not and there is not one who calls calling one calling one on your name your name on your name arousing himself self-rousing one arousing himself to take hold to make strong to take hold of you — of you for for/because for you have hidden you concealed you hid your face your face your face from us from us from us and you melted us and you melted us and you melted us by the hand by the hand of in the hand of of our iniquities our iniquity our iniquity
וְ/אֵין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn קוֹרֵ֣א 𐤒𐤅𐤓𐤀 qore one who calls calling one calling one HVqrmsa בְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֔ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤊 veshimekha on your name your name on your name HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר 𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤓 miteorer arousing himself self-rousing one arousing himself HVrrmsa לְ/הַחֲזִ֣יק 𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 lehachaziq kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) to take hold to make strong to take hold HR/Vhc בָּ֑/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe of you of you HR/Sp2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ 𐤄𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤕 hisetareta you have hidden you concealed you hid HVhp2ms פָנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 faneykha your face your face your face HNcbpc/Sp2ms מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us from us from us HR/Sp1cp וַ/תְּמוּגֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤂/𐤍𐤅 vatemugenu and you melted us and you melted us and you melted us HC/Vqw2ms/Sp1cp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc עֲוֺנֵֽ/נוּ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤍𐤅 aonenu of our iniquities our iniquity our iniquity HNcbsc/Sp1cp
Verse 10
house house-of house of our holy our holiness our holiness and-our-glory and our splendor and our splendor which that-which that which praised-you they extolled you they extolled you our-fathers our fathers our fathers has-been he was / he became was to-burning to burning of to burning of fire fire fire and-all and whole of and all of our-desirables our cherished things our cherished things has-become he was / he became was to-ruin a ruined place to a ruined place
בֵּ֧ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc קָדְשֵׁ֣/נוּ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤍𐤅 qadeshenu our holy our holiness our holiness HNcmsc/Sp1cp וְ/תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗/נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕/𐤍𐤅 vetifearetenu and-our-glory and our splendor and our splendor HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr הִֽלְל֨וּ/ךָ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅/𐤊 hilelukha praised-you they extolled you they extolled you HVpp3cp/Sp2ms אֲבֹתֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our-fathers our fathers our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp הָיָ֖ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has-been he was / he became was HVqp3ms לִ/שְׂרֵ֣פַת 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤕 liserefat to-burning to burning of to burning of HR/Ncfsc אֵ֑שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire fire HNcbsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and-all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc מַחֲמַדֵּ֖י/נוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 machamadeynu our-desirables our cherished things our cherished things HNcmpc/Sp1cp הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah-2 has-become he was / he became was HVqp3ms לְ/חָרְבָּֽה 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 lecharebah to-ruin a ruined place to a ruined place HR/Ncfsa
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