Passage

Isaiah 64.1

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

1. Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,

as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and 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 quaked at thy presence. (Isaiah 64:1-3, ASV)

WEB

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

As when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the water to boil; Make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence! 3. When you did awesome things which we didn’t look for, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence. (Isaiah 64:1-3, WEB)

KJV

1. Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

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! ^{the melting: Heb. the fire of meltings} 3. When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. (Isaiah 64:1-3, KJV)

YLT

1. Didst Thou not rend the heavens? Thou didst come down, From thy presence did mountains flow,

(As fire kindleth stubble, Fire causeth water to boil,) To make known Thy name to Thine adversaries, From Thy presence do nations tremble. 3. In Thy doing fearful things, we expect not, Thou didst come down, From Thy presence did mountains flow. (Isaiah 64:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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