Isaiah 64:10-12

10 Your sacred cities have become a wasteland; even Zion is a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and glorious temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins.
12 After all this, LORD, will you hold yourself back? Will you keep silent and punish us beyond measure?

Isaiah 64:10-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 64

The prayer of the church is continued in this chapter; in which she prays for some visible display of the power and presence of God, as in times past, Isa 64:1-3, and the rather, since unheard of and unseen things were prepared by the Lord for his people; and it was his usual way to meet those that were truly religious, Isa 64:4,5, and she acknowledges her sins and transgressions; the imperfections of her own righteousness, and remissness in duty, Isa 64:5-7, pleads relation to God, and implores his mercy, Isa 64:8,9, represents the desolate condition of Judea, Zion, Jerusalem, and the temple, and entreats divine commiseration, Isa 64:10-12.

Cross References 6

  • 1. Psalms 78:54; S Isaiah 1:26
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 29:23
  • 3. S Leviticus 26:31; S 2 Kings 25:9; Psalms 74:3-7; Lamentations 2:7
  • 4. ver 10-11; Lamentations 1:7,10
  • 5. S Genesis 43:31; Psalms 74:10-11; Isaiah 42:14
  • 6. S Esther 4:14; S Psalms 50:21; S Psalms 83:1
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