Isaiah 64:11
9 Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.
Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
12 After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
- KJV
- Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
- WEB
- Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burned with fire. All our pleasant places are laid waste.
- ASV
- Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
- DARBY
- Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burnt up with fire, and all our precious things are laid waste.
- BLB
- And our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire; and all our desirable things are laid waste.
- ÅB
- Vårt hellige og herlige hus, hvor våre fedre lovet deg, er blitt brent opp av ild, og alt som var vår lyst, er blitt til ruiner.
- OTB
- Vårt hellige og vakre tempel, hvor våre forfedre priste deg, har blitt brent med ild, og alle våre kostbare ting har blitt en ruin.
- B1930
- Vårt hellige og herlige hus, hvor våre fedre lovet dig, er blitt opbrent av ild, og alt som var vår lyst, er blitt til ruiner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 25:9
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
Read in contextPsalms 74:5–7
like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
Read in contextLamentations 1:7
In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:19
Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
Read in contextLamentations 1:10–11
The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary— those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.
Read in contextJeremiah 52:13
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
Read in contextLamentations 2:7
The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.
Read in contextEzekiel 24:21
Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
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