Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down,
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

If only You would tear the heavens open
and come down,
so that mountains would quake at Your presence

International Standard Version

If only you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence

A Conservative Version

Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and come down,
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—

Bible in Basic English

O let the heavens be broken open and come down, so that the mountains may be shaking before you,

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Would that thou didst rend the heavens; thou camest down; the mountains flowed from before thee.

King James 2000

Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might flow down at your presence.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Would that you would tear [the] heavens [and] come down; [the] mountains would quake before you,

Modern King James verseion

Oh that You would tear the heavens and come down, that mountains would quake before You,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O that thou wouldest cleave the heaven in sunder, and come down: that the mountains might melt away at thy presence,

NET Bible

If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!

New Heart English Bible

Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence,

The Emphasized Bible

Would that thou hadst rent the heavens, hadst come down,

Webster

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

World English Bible

Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence,

Youngs Literal Translation

Didst Thou not rend the heavens? Thou didst come down, From thy presence did mountains flow,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Oh
לוּ לא לוּא 
Luw' 
if, would God, O that, Oh, would it might be, if haply, peradventure, Oh that, pray thee, Though, would
Usage: 22

קרע 
Qara` 
Usage: 63

the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

זלל 
Zalal 
Usage: 9

Devotionals

Devotionals about Isaiah 64:1

References

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Images Isaiah 64:1

Prayers for Isaiah 64:1

Context Readings

Prayer For Mercy

1 Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down,
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
2 as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil-- to make your name known to your adversaries, and that the nations might tremble at your presence!

Cross References

Micah 1:3-4

For behold, the LORD is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Psalm 68:8

the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Exodus 3:8

and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Exodus 19:11

and be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

Exodus 19:18-19

Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.

Judges 5:4-5

"LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water.

Psalm 18:7-15

Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

Psalm 46:6

The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.

Psalm 114:4-7

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Psalm 144:5-6

Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and beautiful habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion are held back from me.

Amos 9:5

The Lord GOD of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt;

Amos 9:13

"Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.

Nahum 1:5-6

The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.

Habakkuk 3:1-13

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.

Mark 1:10

And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

2 Peter 3:10-12

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

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