Isaiah 64 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק ס״ד

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 64 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   כִּקְדֹחַkik/DO/achas-when-kindlesאֵשׁeshfireהֲמָסִיםha/ma/SIMbrushwoodמַיִםMA/yimwaterתִּבְעֶה־אֵשׁtiv/E-eshmakes-to-boil-fireלְהוֹדִיעַle/ho/DI/ato-make-knownשִׁמְךָshim/KHAYour-nameלְצָרֶיךָle/tsa/RE/khato-Your-adversariesמִפָּנֶיךָmip/pa/NE/khaat-Your-presenceגּוֹיִםgo/YIMnationsיִרְגָּזוּ׃yir/GA/zumight-tremble

   As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

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   בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָba/a/sot/KHAwhen-You-didנוֹרָאוֹתno/ra/OTterrible-thingsלֹאlonotנְקַוֶּהne/kav/VEwe-looked-forיָרַדְתָּya/RAD/taYou-came-downמִפָּנֶיךָmip/pa/NE/khaat-Your-presenceהָרִיםha/RIMthe-mountainsנָזֹלּוּ׃na/ZOL/luflowed-down

   When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

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   וּמֵעוֹלָםu/me/o/LAMand-from-of-oldלֹא־שָׁמְעוּlo-sha/me/Uthey-have-not-heardלֹאlonotהֶאֱזִינוּhe/e/ZI/nuperceived-by-the-earעַיִןA/yinthe-eyeלֹא־רָאָתָהlo-ra/A/tahas-not-seenאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMO-Godזוּלָתְךָzu/la/te/KHAbeside-Youיַעֲשֶׂהya/a/SEwhat-He-will-doלִמְחַכֵּה־לוֹ׃lim/chak/KE-lofor-him-that-waits-for-Him

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

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   פָּגַעְתָּpa/GA/taYou-meetאֶת־שָׂשׂet-sashim-that-rejoicesוְעֹשֵׂהve/O/seand-worksצֶדֶקTSE/dekrighteousnessבִּדְרָכֶיךָbid/ra/KHE/khain-Your-waysיִזְכְּרוּךָyiz/ke/RU/khathey-remember-Youהֵן־אַתָּהhen-at/TAbehold-Youקָצַפְתָּka/TSAF/tawere-wrothוַנֶּחֱטָאvan/ne/che/TAand-we-sinnedבָּהֶםba/HEMin-themעוֹלָםo/LAMalwaysוְנִוָּשֵׁעַ׃ve/niv/va/SHE/aand-we-shall-be-saved

   Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

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   וַנְּהִיvan/ne/HIand-we-becameכַטָּמֵאkhat/ta/MEas-the-uncleanכֻּלָּנוּkul/LA/nuall-of-usוּכְבֶגֶדu/khe/VE/gedand-as-a-garment-ofעִדִּיםid/DIMfilthinessכׇּל־צִדְקֹתֵינוּkol-tsid/ko/TE/nuall-our-righteousnessesוַנָּבֶלvan/NA/veland-we-fadedכֶּעָלֶהke/a/LEas-a-leafכֻּלָּנוּkul/LA/nuall-of-usוַעֲוֺנֵנוּva/a/vo/NE/nuand-our-iniquitiesכָּרוּחַka/RU/achlike-the-windיִשָּׂאֻנוּ׃yis/sa/U/nucarry-us-away

   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.

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   וְאֵין־קוֹרֵאve/EN-ko/REand-none-callsבְשִׁמְךָve/shim/KHAon-Your-nameמִתְעוֹרֵרmit/o/RERstirring-himself-upלְהַחֲזִיקle/ha/cha/ZIKto-take-holdבָּךְbakhof-Youכִּי־הִסְתַּרְתָּki-his/TAR/tafor-You-have-hidפָנֶיךָfa/NE/khaYour-faceמִמֶּנּוּmim/MEN/nufrom-usוַתְּמוּגֵנוּvat/te/mu/GE/nuand-have-melted-usבְּיַד־עֲוֺנֵנוּ׃be/YAD-a/vo/NE/nuby-the-hand-of-our-iniquity

   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, because of our iniquities.

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   וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand-nowיְהֹוָהAdonaiO-LORDאָבִינוּA/VI/nuour-FatherאָתָּהAT/taYou-areאֲנַחְנוּa/NACH/nuweהַחֹמֶרha/CHO/merthe-clayוְאַתָּהve/at/TAand-Youיֹצְרֵנוּyots/RE/nuour-potterוּמַעֲשֵׂהu/ma/a/SEand-the-work-ofיָדְךָya/de/KHAYour-handכֻּלָּנוּ׃kul/LA/nuall-of-us

   But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

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   אַל־תִּקְצֹףal-tik/TSOFbe-not-wrothיְהֹוָהAdonaiO-LORDעַד־מְאֹדad-me/ODexceedinglyוְאַל־לָעַדve/AL-la/ADand-not-for-everתִּזְכֹּרtiz/KORrememberעָוֺןa/VONiniquityהֵןhenbeholdהַבֶּט־נָאhab/BET-nalook-nowעַמְּךָam/me/KHAYour-peopleכֻלָּנוּ׃khul/LA/nuall-of-us

   Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

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   עָרֵיa/REthe-cities-ofקׇדְשְׁךָkod/she/KHAYour-holinessהָיוּha/YUhave-becomeמִדְבָּרmid/BARa-wildernessצִיּוֹןTsiy/YONZionמִדְבָּרmid/BARa-wildernessהָיָתָהha/YA/tahas-becomeיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYe/ru/sha/LA/yimJerusalemשְׁמָמָה׃she/ma/MAa-desolation

   Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

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    בֵּיתbetthe-house-ofקׇדְשֵׁנוּkod/SHE/nuour-holinessוְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּve/tif/ar/TE/nuand-our-beautyאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichהִלְלוּךָhil/LU/khapraised-Youאֲבֹתֵינוּa/vo/TE/nuour-fathersהָיָהha/YAhas-becomeלִשְׂרֵפַתlis/RE/fatfor-a-burning-ofאֵשׁeshfireוְכׇל־מַחֲמַדֵּינוּve/KHOL-ma/cha/mad/DE/nuand-all-our-pleasant-thingsהָיָהha/YAhas-becomeלְחׇרְבָּה׃le/chor/BAa-ruin

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

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    הַעַל־אֵלֶּהHA/al-EL/lefor-theseתִתְאַפַּקtit/ap/PAKwill-You-restrain-YourselfיְהֹוָהAdonaiO-LORDתֶּחֱשֶׁהte/che/SHEwill-You-hold-Your-peaceוּתְעַנֵּנוּu/te/an/NE/nuand-afflict-usעַד־מְאֹד׃ad-me/ODexceedingly

    Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?