Isaiah 64:2

As fire kindleth the dry stubble, As fire causeth water to boil, To make known thy name to thine adversaries, That the nations might tremble at thy presence;

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In 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!

In Context

1O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and come down; That the mountains might tremble at thy presence,

3As thou once didst wonderful things, which we looked not for, And camest down, so that the mountains trembled at thy presence.

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Cross References

Psalms 46:10“Desist, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted throughout the earth!”

Psalms 67:1“For the leader of the music. To be sung on stringed instruments. A psalm.” O God! be merciful to us, and bless us, And cause thy face to shine upon us! [[Pause.]]

Psalms 83:13Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 64:2-6

Prayer for the Divine Presence; Blessings Prepared for the Saints. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2 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! 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 4 For since the beginning of… Read the whole commentary →

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