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Isaiah 64

1The fire shall burn up the adversaries, and the Lord's name shall be manifest among the adversaries; and the nations shall be troubled by Your presence.

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2When You do glorious things, trembling shall take hold of the mountains because of You.

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3From of old we have not heard, nor have our eyes seen any God but You, and Your works which You shall do for those who wait for Your mercy.

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4For mercy shall meet with those who do righteousness, and they shall remember your ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned; therefore, we went astray.

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5We all are become as unclean, and all our righteousness is like a filthy rag. We fall off like leaves because of our wrongdoings; thus the wind will carry us away.

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6There is no one who calls upon Your name and who remembers to take hold of You; for You turned away Your face from us, and delivered us over because of our sins.

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7And now, O Lord, You are our Father, and all we are clay, the work of Your hands.

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8Do not be exceedingly angry with us, and do not remember our sins in an opportune time. And now look upon us, for we are all Your people.

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9The city of Your holy place has become a desert. Zion is like a desert, and Jerusalem is for a curse.

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10The house, our holy place and the glory our father blessed, has been burnt with fire, and all our glorious things have become extinct.

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11You tolerated all this, O Lord, and were silent; and You humbled us exceedingly.

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