Isaiah 64:2

as when fire kindles the brushwood, or the fire makes water boil. 1 Oh, that your name would be known by your adversaries, that the nations would tremble at your presence! 1

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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

1“Oh, if you had split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would have shaken at your presence, 1

3Previously, when you did marvelous things that we had not expected, you came down, and the mountains trembled at your presence. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 14:4I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them. I will get honor because of Pharaoh and all his army. The Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh.” So the Israelites camped as they were instructed.

Deuteronomy 2:25Today I will begin to put the fear and terror of you on the peoples that are under the whole sky; they will hear news about you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.'

1 Kings 8:41In addition, concerning the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel: When he comes from a distant country because of your name—

Psalms 46:10Be quiet and know that I am God; 1 I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted on the earth. 1

Psalms 67:1May God be merciful to us and bless us 1 and cause his face to shine on us Selah 1

Psalms 83:13My God, make them like the whirling dust, 1 like chaff before the wind, 1

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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