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Isaiah 64
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1as wax melts before the fire; and fire shall burn up the enemies, and thy name shall be manifest among the adversaries: at thy presence the nations shall be troubled,
1If you would open the heaven, trembling will take hold upon the mountains from you, and they shall melt,
2whenever thou shalt work gloriously; trembling from thee shall take hold upon the mountains.
2as 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,
3From of old we have not heard, neither have our eyes seen a God beside thee, and thy works which thou wilt perform to them that wait for mercy.
3whenever you shall work gloriously; trembling from you shall take hold upon the mountains.
4For [these blessings] shall happen to them that work righteousness, and they shall remember thy ways: behold, thou wast angry and we have sinned; therefore we have erred,
4From 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.
5and 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].
5For [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,
6And there is none that calls upon thy name, or that remembers to take hold on thee: for thou hast turned thy face away from us, and hast delivered us up because of our sins.
6and 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].
7And now, O Lord, thou art our Father, and we are clay, all [of us] the work of thine hands.
7And 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.
8Be not very wroth with us, and remember not our sins for ever; but now look on [us], for we are all thy people.
8And now, O Lord, you are our Father, and we are clay, all [of us] the work of your hands.
9The city of thy holiness has become desolate, Sion has become as a wilderness, Jerusalem a curse.
9Be not very angry with us, and remember not our sins for ever; but now look on [us], for we are all your people.
10The house, our sanctuary, and the glory which our fathers blessed, has been burnt with fire: and all our glorious things have gone to ruin.
10The city of your holiness has become desolate, Sion has become as a wilderness, Jerusalem a curse.
11And for all these things thou, O Lord, hast withholden thyself, and been silent, and hast brought us very low.
11The house, our sanctuary, and the glory which our fathers blessed, has been burnt with fire: and all our glorious things have gone to ruin.