Parallel Verses

Amplified

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

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,

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 tear open the heavens and come down,
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
2
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!



Cross References

Micah 1:3-4


For behold, the Lord is coming down from His place
He shall come down and tread [in judgment] on the high places of the earth.

Psalm 68:8


The earth trembled;
The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Exodus 3:8

So I have come down to rescue them from the hand (power) of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a land [that is] good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey [a land of plenty]—to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

Exodus 19:11

and be ready by the third day, because on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai [in the cloud] in the sight of all the people.

Exodus 19:18-19

Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

Judges 5:4-5


Lord, when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from the field of Edom,
The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,
Yes, the clouds dripped water.

Psalm 18:7-15


Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.

Psalm 46:6


The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered and were moved;
He raised His voice, the earth melted.

Psalm 114:4-7


The mountains leaped like rams,
The [little] hills, like lambs.

Psalm 144:5-6


Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

Isaiah 63:15


Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty dwelling place, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your mighty acts [Your miracles which you did for Your people]?
The stirring of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained and withheld from me.

Amos 9:5


The Lord God of hosts [the Omnipotent Ruler],
It is He who touches the earth [in judgment] and it melts,
And all who dwell on it mourn [in despair and fear],
And all of it rises up like the Nile
And subsides like the Nile of Egypt;

Amos 9:13


“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When the plowman shall overtake the one who gathers the harvest,
And the one who treads the grapes [shall overtake] him who sows the seed [for the harvest continues until planting time];
When the mountains will drip sweet wine
And all the hills shall melt [that is, everything that was once barren will overflow with streams of blessing].

Nahum 1:5-6


The mountains quake before Him
And the hills melt away;
Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—
Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.

Habakkuk 3:1-13

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to wild and enthusiastic music.

Mark 1:10

Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus);

2 Peter 3:10-12

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.

Revelation 20:11

And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].

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