Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
like as at a hot fire; that the malicious might boil away, as the water doth upon the fire. Whereby thy name might be known among thine enemies, and that the Gentiles might tremble before thee.
New American Standard Bible
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the
King James Version
As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Holman Bible
and fire causes water to boil—
to make Your name known to Your enemies,
so that nations will tremble at Your presence!
International Standard Version
just as fire sets twigs ablaze and the fire causes water to boil to make known your name to your enemies, yes, to your enemies before you, so that the nations might quake at your presence!
A Conservative Version
as when fire kindles the brushwood, [and] the fire causes the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
American Standard Version
as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Amplified
As [sure as] fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
Bible in Basic English
As when fire puts the brushwood in flames, or as when water is boiling from the heat of the fire: to make your name feared by your haters, so that the nations may be shaking before you;
Darby Translation
as fire kindleth brushwood, as the fire causeth water to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations might tremble at thy presence!
Julia Smith Translation
As the fire of meltings was kindled the fire will cause the water to boil, to cause thy name to be known to thine adversaries; from thy face shall the nations be moved.
King James 2000
As when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!
Lexham Expanded Bible
as fire kindles brushwood, [the] fire causes water to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, [that the] nations might tremble from your {presence}.
Modern King James verseion
as the brushwood fire burns, the fire causes water to boil, to make Your name known to Your foes, that the nations may tremble at Your presence!
NET Bible
As when fire ignites dry wood, or fire makes water boil, let your adversaries know who you are, and may the nations shake at your presence!
New Heart English Bible
as when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the waters to boil; to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence.
The Emphasized Bible
At thy presence, had mountains, quaked: As fire kindleth brushwood, As fire causeth, water, to boil, So if thou wouldst make known thy Name to thine adversaries, At thy presence, nations, would tremble.
Webster
As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thy adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
World English Bible
as when fire kindles the brushwood, [and] the fire causes the waters to boil; to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!
Youngs Literal Translation
(As fire kindleth stubble -- Fire causeth water to boil,) To make known Thy name to Thine adversaries, From Thy presence do nations tremble.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 64:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Mercy
1 O that thou wouldest cleave the heaven in sunder, and come down: that the mountains might melt away at thy presence, 2 like as at a hot fire; that the malicious might boil away, as the water doth upon the fire. Whereby thy name might be known among thine enemies, and that the Gentiles might tremble before thee. 3 When thou wroughtest wondrous strange works, we looked not for them: thou camest down and the hills melted at thy presence.
Cross References
Psalm 99:1
The LORD is king, be the people never so inpatient; he sitteth upon the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.
Jeremiah 5:22
Fear ye not me, sayeth the LORD? Are ye not ashamed, to look me in the face? Which bind the sea with the sand, so that it cannot pass his bounds: for though it rage, yet can it do nothing; and though the waves thereof do swell, yet may they not go over.
Jeremiah 33:9
And this shall get me a name, and praise and honour, among all people of the earth, which shall hear all the good, that I will show unto them: Yea, they shall be afraid and astonished at all the good deeds and benefits that I will do for them.
Exodus 14:4
And I will harden his heart, that he shall follow after them, that I may get me honour upon Pharaoh and upon all his host, that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD." And they did even so.
Exodus 15:14-16
The nations heard, and were afraid. Pangs came upon the Philistines.
Deuteronomy 2:25
This day I will begin to send the fear and dread of thee upon all nations that are under all ports of heaven: so that when they hear speak of thee, they shall tremble and quake for fear of thee.'
1 Samuel 17:46-47
This day shall the LORD deliver thee into my hand, and I shall smite thee and take thine head from thee, and will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air and to the beasts of the earth - and all the world shall know that there is a God in Israel.
1 Kings 8:41-43
And likewise, if a stranger that is not of thy people Israel come out of a far country for thy name's sake
Psalm 9:20
O LORD, put a schoolmaster over them, that the Heathen may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Psalm 46:10
"Be still then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the Heathen, I will be exalted upon earth."
Psalm 48:4-6
For lo, the kings of the earth were gathered, and gone by together.
Psalm 67:1-2
{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, a Psalm and song} God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance. Selah.
Psalm 79:10
Wherefore shall the heathen say, "Where is now their God?" O let the vengeance of thy servant's blood that is shed, be openly showed upon the heathen in our sight.
Psalm 83:13
O my God, make them like unto a wheel, and as the stubble before the wind.
Psalm 98:1-2
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvelous things. With his own righthand and with his holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory.
Psalm 102:15-16
The Heathen shall fear thy name, O LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy majesty,
Psalm 106:8
Nevertheless, he helped them for his name's sake, that he might make his power to be known.
Isaiah 37:20
Deliver us then, O LORD our God, from the hands of Sennacherib, that all kingdoms of the earth may know, that thou only art the LORD."
Isaiah 63:12
how he had led Moses by the righthand with his glorious arm; how he had divided the water before them, whereby he gat himself an everlasting name;
Ezekiel 38:22-23
With pestilence and blood will I punish him: stormy rain and hail stones, fire and brimstone, will I cause to rain upon him and all his heap, yea and upon all that great people that is with him.
Ezekiel 39:27-28
And when I have brought them again from among the people, when I have gathered them together out of their enemies' lands, and am praised in them before many Heathen:
Daniel 4:1-3
Nebuchadnezzar, king, unto all people, kindreds and tongues that dwell upon the whole earth: peace be multiplied among you.
Daniel 4:32-37
Thou shalt be cast out of men's company: thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, so that thou shalt eat grass like as an ox, till seven years be come and gone over thee: even until thou knowest, that the highest hath power upon the kingdoms of men, and that he may give them, unto whom it pleaseth him.'"
Daniel 6:25-27
After this, wrote king Darius, "Unto all people kindreds and tongues, that dwelt in all lands, peace be multiplied with you.
Joel 3:16-17
The LORD shall roar out of Zion, a cry out of Jerusalem; that the heavens and the earth shall quake withal. But the LORD shall be a defense to his own people, and a refuge for the children of Israel.
Micah 7:15-17
Marvelous things will I show them, like as when they came out of Egypt.
Revelation 11:11-13
And after three days and a half, the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood up upon their feet: and great fear came upon them which saw them.