Isaiah 64:3

3 For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.

Isaiah 64:3 in Other Translations

3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

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

3 When you came down long ago, you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations. And oh, how the mountains quaked!

3 To shock your enemies into facing you, make the nations shake in their boots! You did terrible things we never expected, descended and made the mountains shudder at your presence.

3 When You did awesome deeds that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains quaked at Your presence.

Isaiah 64:3 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 64:3

When thou didst terrible things, which we looked not for, thou
camest down
Referring to the wonderful things God did in Egypt, at the Red sea, and in the wilderness, and particularly at Mount Sinai, things that were unexpected, and not looked for; then the Lord came down, and made visible displays of his power and presence, especially on Mount Sinai; see ( Exodus 19:18 ) : the mountains flowed down at thy presence;
not Sinai only, but others also; Kimchi says Seir and Paran; ( Judges 5:4 Judges 5:5 ) ( Psalms 68:7 Psalms 68:8 ) ( Habakkuk 3:3 Habakkuk 3:6 ) .

Isaiah 64:3 In-Context

1 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!

2 As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you!

3 For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.

4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

5 You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved?

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 65:5
• 2. S Psalms 18:7