Isaiah 64:2

as when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the waters to boil; to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your 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

1Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence,

3When you did awesome things which we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:4I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord." They did so.

Deuteronomy 2:25This day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole sky, who shall hear the report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you."

1 Kings 8:41"Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for your name's sake

Psalms 46:10"Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations.I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalms 67:1For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song.May God be merciful to us, bless us,and cause his face to shine on us.Selah.

Psalms 83:13My God, make them like tumbleweed;like chaff 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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