Isaiah 64

1 Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might flow down at your presence,

If you would open the heaven, trembling will take hold upon the mountains from you, and they shall melt,

2 As when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!

as wax melts before the fire; and fire shall burn up the enemies, and your name shall be manifest among the adversaries: at your presence the nations shall be troubled,

3 When you did terrible things which we looked not for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.

whenever you shall work gloriously; trembling from you shall take hold upon the mountains.

4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, beside you, what he has prepared for him that waits for him.

From of old we have not heard, neither have our eyes seen a God beside you, and your works which you will perform to them that wait for mercy.

5 You meet him that rejoices and works righteousness, those that remember you in your ways: behold, you are angry; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

For [these blessings] shall happen to them that work righteousness, and they shall remember your ways: behold, you were angry and we have sinned; therefore we have erred,

6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

and we are all become as unclean, and all our righteousness as a filthy rag: and we have fallen as leaves because of our iniquities; thus the wind shall carry us [away].

7 And there is none that calls upon your name, that stirs up himself to take hold of you: for you have hid your face from us, and have consumed us, because of our iniquities.

And there is none that calls upon your name, or that remembers to take hold on you: for you have turned your face away from us, and have delivered us up because of our sins.

8 But now, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand.

And now, O Lord, you are our Father, and we are clay, all [of us] the work of your hands.

9 Be not angry very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we plead to you, we are all your people.

Be not very angry with us, and remember not our sins for ever; but now look on [us], for we are all your people.

10 Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

The city of your holiness has become desolate, Sion has become as a wilderness, Jerusalem a curse.

11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

The house, our sanctuary, and the glory which our fathers blessed, has been burnt with fire: and all our glorious things have gone to ruin.

12 Will you refrain yourself for these things, O LORD? will you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?

And for all these things you, O Lord, has withholden, yourself, and been silent, and have brought us very low.