Isa 64 | ABEn | STEP | If you should open the heaven, [ 2 trembling 3 will take hold 4 from 5 you 1 mountains], and they shall melt away;

‏ Isaiah 64

CHAPTER 64 Israel Acknowledges Its Sin

1 If you should open the heaven, [²trembling ³will take hold ⁴from ⁵you ¹mountains], and they shall melt away; 2 as 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. 3 Whenever you should do the honorable things trembling shall take hold of mountains. 4 From 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. 5 For 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. 6 And [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. 7 And 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. 8 And now, O lord, [²our father ¹you are]; and we are mortar, [³works ⁴of your hands ²are all ¹we]. 9 You 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]! 10 The city of your holiness became desolate. Zion [²as ³desolate ¹became]. Jerusalem for a curse. 11 The house our holy place, and the glory which [²blessed ¹our fathers], became scorched, and all our honorable things are cast down. 12 And over all these things you endured, O lord, and kept silent, and humbled us very much.