Isaiah 64, verse 1. The fire shall burn up the adversaries, and the Lord's name shall be manifest among the adversaries; and the nations shall be troubled by Your presence. Isaiah 64, verse 2. When You do glorious things, trembling shall take hold of the mountains because of You. Isaiah 64, verse 3. From of old we have not heard, nor have our eyes seen any God but You, and Your works which You shall do for those who wait for Your mercy. Isaiah 64, verse 4. For mercy shall meet with those who do righteousness, and they shall remember your ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned; therefore, we went astray. Isaiah 64, verse 5. We all are become as unclean, and all our righteousness is like a filthy rag. We fall off like leaves because of our wrongdoings; thus the wind will carry us away. Isaiah 64, verse 6. There is no one who calls upon Your name and who remembers to take hold of You; for You turned away Your face from us, and delivered us over because of our sins. Isaiah 64, verse 7. And now, O Lord, You are our Father, and all we are clay, the work of Your hands. Isaiah 64, verse 8. Do not be exceedingly angry with us, and do not remember our sins in an opportune time. And now look upon us, for we are all Your people. Isaiah 64, verse 9. The city of Your holy place has become a desert. Zion is like a desert, and Jerusalem is for a curse. Isaiah 64, verse 10. The house, our holy place and the glory our father blessed, has been burnt with fire, and all our glorious things have become extinct. Isaiah 64, verse 11. You tolerated all this, O Lord, and were silent; and You humbled us exceedingly.
Isaiah 64
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