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Isaiah 64:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 64:1

Verse 1 of 12

Scripture focus

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

Isaiah 64:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 64:1

Theological / Devotional

Wouldest rend the heavens. Chapter 64 continues the prayer begun in ch. 63:15. The chapter division here is unfortunate, for it tends to blur the continuity. In the Hebrew text the division occurs at the end of v. 1. On behalf of the people Isaiah calls upon the Lord to manifest Himself in their behalf (see on ch. 63:19). The background of the prayer is the picture earlier presented. The sanctuary is desolate and the people are in a strange land (see on ch. 63:18).

Might flow down. Heb. zalal, which, in the form here found, means “to quake.”

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