Isa 64
1 Israel Acknowledges Its Sin
If you should open the heaven, [
2trembling
3will take
hold 4from
5you
1mountains], and they shall melt away;
2as beeswax from fire shall melt away. And [
2shall incinerate
1fire] the adversaries, and [
3for distinction
2will be
1your name] among the adversaries. From in front of you nations shall be disturbed.
3Whenever you should do the honorable
things trembling shall take
hold of mountains.
4From the eon we heard not, nor our eyes beheld a God besides you, and your works which you shall do to the ones waiting for mercy.
5For he shall meet with the ones doing justice, and your ways shall be remembered. Behold, you have been provoked to anger, and we sinned; on account of this we were wandered.
6And [
3became
4as
5unclean
2all
1we]. [
3is as
4a
menstrual rag
5sitting apart
1All
2our righteousness]. And we flowed away as leaves on account of our lawless deeds; thus
the wind shall bear us
away.
7And there is no one calling upon your name,
nor one remembering to take hold of you. For you turned your face from us, and you delivered us up because of our sins.
8And now, O
LORD, [
2our father
1you
are]; and we
are mortar, [
3works
4of your hands
2are all
1we].
9You should not be provoked to anger with us very much, and [
2should not
4for
5a long time
3be remembered
1our sins]. And now, look upon
us, O
LORD, for [
3your people
2all
1we
are]!
10The city of your holiness became desolate. Zion [
2as
3desolate
1became]. Jerusalem for a curse.
11The house our holy place, and the glory which [
2blessed
1our fathers], became scorched, and all our honorable
things are cast down.
12And over all these
things you endured, O
LORD, and kept silent, and humbled us very much.