Isaiah 64:1-2

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^(a)If only You would tear the heavens open
and come down,^(A)
so that mountains would quake at Your presence^(B)—

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^(b)as fire kindles the brushwood,
and fire causes water to boil—
to make Your name known to Your enemies,
so that nations will tremble at Your presence!

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 64:1: Is 63:19b in Hb

b. Isaiah 64:2: Is 64:1 in Hb

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 64:1: Exodus 19:18; Psalm 18:9; Psalm 144:5

B. Isaiah 64:1: Judges 5:5; Psalm 68:8; Nahum 1:5