Isaiah

Isaiah 64:1–3

¹If only You would rend the heavens and come down,

so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

²as fire kindles the brushwood

and causes the water to boil,

to make Your name known to Your enemies,

so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!

³When You did awesome works that we did not expect,

You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	לוּא־	lū-	Preposition	H3863 if
You would rend	קָרַ֤עְתָּ	qā·ra‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7167 tear
the heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and come down	יָרַ֔דְתָּ	yā·raḏ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
so that mountains	הָרִ֥ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
would quake	נָזֹֽלּוּ׃	nā·zōl·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2151 shake
at Your presence	מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as fire	אֵ֣שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
kindles	כִּקְדֹ֧חַ	kiq·ḏō·aḥ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6919 inflame
the brushwood	הֲמָסִ֗ים	hă·mā·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2003 brushwood
causes the water	מַ֚יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
to boil	תִּבְעֶה־	tiḇ·‘eh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1158 inquire, cause to swell or boil up
to make Your name	שִׁמְךָ֖	šim·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
known	לְהוֹדִ֥יעַ	lə·hō·w·ḏî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
to Your enemies	לְצָרֶ֑יךָ	lə·ṣā·re·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
so that the nations	גּוֹיִ֥ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
will tremble	יִרְגָּֽזוּ׃	yir·gā·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
at Your presence	מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You did	בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ֥	ba·‘ă·śō·wṯ·ḵā	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
awesome works	נוֹרָא֖וֹת	nō·w·rā·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H3372 fear
that we did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
expect	נְקַוֶּ֑ה	nə·qaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6960 wait for
You came down	יָרַ֕דְתָּ	yā·raḏ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
and the mountains	הָרִ֥ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
trembled	נָזֹֽלּוּ׃	nā·zōl·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2151 shake
at Your presence	מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 64:1 Micah 1:3–4 · Revelation 20:11 · Exodus 19:18–19 · Mark 1:10 · Nahum 1:5–6 · Psalm 144:5–6 · Psalm 68:8 · Habakkuk 3:1–13 · Isaiah 63:15 · Amos 9:13 · Exodus 3:8 · 2 Peter 3:10–12

Isaiah 64:2 Psalm 99:1 · Jeremiah 33:9 · Daniel 6:25–27 · Exodus 14:4 · Jeremiah 5:22 · Psalm 102:15–16 · Psalm 46:10 · Isaiah 37:20 · Ezekiel 38:22–23 · Daniel 4:32–37

Isaiah 64:3 Exodus 34:10 · Psalm 65:5–6 · Habakkuk 3:3 · Psalm 106:22 · Psalm 66:3 · Deuteronomy 10:21 · Psalm 66:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.