Isaiah 64:4

Since ◄long ago/the world began►, no one [SYN] has ever seen or heard about a God like you; you help those who ◄depend on/trust in► you.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

In Context

3You have done awesome things which we were not expecting you to do; the mountains shook when you came down at Horeb Mountain.

5You help those who joyfully do what is right, those who conduct their lives as you want them to. But we did not do that; we continued to sin, and so you became angry with us. We have been sinning for a long time, so only if we continually do what you want us to do will we be saved.

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Cross References

Ezra 9:7Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by the armies of the kings of other lands. They killed some of our people, they captured some, they robbed some, and they caused them all to be disgraced, just like we are today.

Psalms 62:1God is the only one who can give me peace in my inner being, and he is the one who saves me from my enemies.

Psalms 130:5Yahweh has said that he would help/rescue me; I trust what he said, and I wait eagerly for him to do that.

Isaiah 30:18But Yahweh wants to be kind to you; he desires to show you that he is merciful. Do not forget that Yahweh is a God who acts justly; he is pleased with those who patiently trust in him.

Lamentations 3:25Yahweh is good to all those who depend on him, to those who seek his help.

Daniel 9:8Lord, we and our kings and our other rulers and our other ancestors have done very shameful things and have sinned against you.

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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