Isaiah 64

1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved?6 For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by means of our iniquities.8 But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.9 Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.10 Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

ISAIAH 64

1 Rip the heavens apart!
Come down, [Lord];
make the mountains tremble.

2 Be a spark that starts a fire
causing water to boil.t
Then your enemies will know
who you are;
all nations will tremble
because you are nearby.

3 Your fearsome deeds
have completely amazed us;
even the mountains shake
when you come down.

4  t You are the only God
ever seen or heard of
who works miracles
for his followers.

5 You help all who gladly obey
and do what you want,
but sin makes you angry.
Only by your help
can we ever be saved.t

6 We 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.

7 No one worships in your name
or remains faithful.
You have turned your back on us
and let our sins melt us away.t

8 You, [Lord], are our Father.
We are nothing but clay,
but you are the potter
who molded us.

9 Don't be so furious
or keep our sins
in your thoughts forever!
Remember that all of us
are your people.

10 Every one of your towns
has turned into a desert,
especially Jerusalem.

11 Zion's glorious and holy temple
where our ancestors praised you
has been destroyed by fire.
Our beautiful buildings
are now a pile of ruins.

12 When you see these things,
how can you just sit there
and make us suffer more?