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Zion is a wilderness; yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/64.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/64.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/64.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/64.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/64.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/64.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/64.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thy holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/64.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/64.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/64.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/64.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/64.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/64.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every one of your towns has turned into a desert, especially Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/64.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/64.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a desert. Zion has become a desert. Jerusalem is a wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/64.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your sacred cities are like a desert; Jerusalem is a deserted ruin, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/64.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a desert; Zion has become like a desert, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/64.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/64.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your chosen cities have become a desert; Zion has become a desert, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/64.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become like a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/64.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/64.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/64.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your holy cities have been a wilderness, "" Zion has been a wilderness, "" Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/64.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy holy cities have been a wilderness, Zion a wilderness hath been, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/64.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The cities of thy holy place were desert; Zion was a desert, Jerusalem a desolation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/64.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The city of thy sanctuary is become a desert, Sion is made a desert, Jerusalem is desolate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/64.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The city of your sanctuary has become a desert. Zion has become a desert. Jerusalem is desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/64.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become wilderness, Jerusalem desolation! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/64.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/64.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thy holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/64.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The cities of your holiness have become a wilderness, and Zion has become a wilderness and Jerusalem a ruin<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/64.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/64.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The city of thy holiness has become desolate, Sion has become as a wilderness, Jerusalem a curse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/64-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14132" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/64.htm">A Prayer for God's Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">have become</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">a wilderness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yā·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has become</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">a wasteland</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">and Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">a desolation.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a></span><br />The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a></span><br />The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a></span><br />“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Nehemiah 2:3</a></span><br />and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17</a></span><br />Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a></span><br />Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-4.htm">Ezekiel 36:4</a></span><br />therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34-35</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through. / Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></b></br> Your country <i>is</i> desolate, your cities <i>are</i> burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and <i>it is</i> desolate, as overthrown by strangers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></b></br> And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great <i>man's</i> house burnt he with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19-21</a></b></br> And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-18.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 64</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">The church prays for the illustration of God's power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Celebrating God's mercy, it makes confession of their natural corruptions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">It complains of their afflictions</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/64.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/64.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your holy cities have become a wilderness.</b><br>This phrase reflects the devastation that has come upon the cities of Judah, which were once set apart for God's purposes. The term "holy cities" indicates places that were dedicated to worship and the presence of God. The imagery of a "wilderness" suggests desolation and abandonment, reminiscent of the Israelites' journey through the desert. Historically, this devastation can be linked to the Babylonian conquest, which led to the destruction and depopulation of these cities. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-33</a>, where God warns of desolation if His statutes are not followed.<p><b>Zion has become a wasteland</b><br>Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, holds significant spiritual and historical importance as the city of David and the location of the Temple. The term "wasteland" conveys a sense of barrenness and ruin, highlighting the severity of the judgment that has fallen upon it. This desolation fulfills the prophetic warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, who spoke of the impending destruction due to the people's unfaithfulness. Zion's transformation into a wasteland also foreshadows the need for spiritual renewal and restoration, pointing to the future hope of redemption and the coming of the Messiah, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40:1-5</a>.<p><b>and Jerusalem a desolation.</b><br>Jerusalem, the heart of Jewish worship and identity, being described as a "desolation" underscores the complete and utter ruin that has befallen the city. This devastation is a direct result of the people's disobedience and idolatry, as warned by prophets such as Isaiah and Jeremiah. The historical context of the Babylonian exile is crucial here, as it marks a period of profound loss and reflection for the Jewish people. Despite this, the desolation of Jerusalem also sets the stage for the promise of restoration and the coming of a new covenant, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>. This future hope is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who brings spiritual restoration and establishes a new Jerusalem, as depicted in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>Often used to refer to Jerusalem, Zion is a symbol of God's chosen people and His dwelling place. It represents the spiritual heart of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Israel, Jerusalem is central to Jewish identity and worship. It is the location of the Temple, the center of Jewish religious life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_cities.htm">Holy Cities</a></b><br>Refers to cities in Israel that were set apart for God's purposes. These cities were meant to reflect God's holiness and presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>Symbolizes desolation and abandonment. In the context of Isaiah, it represents the spiritual and physical desolation due to Israel's disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a></b><br>A state of emptiness and ruin. This term underscores the consequences of turning away from God and the resulting judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God leads to spiritual and physical desolation. Just as Jerusalem faced ruin, our lives can become barren when we turn away from God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The desolation of Jerusalem serves as a call to repentance. We must recognize our sins and turn back to God to restore our spiritual vitality.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_amidst_judgment.htm">God's Faithfulness Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains faithful. He allows desolation to bring His people back to Him, demonstrating His desire for restoration and relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>While the imagery is bleak, it points to the hope of restoration. God promises to rebuild and renew, offering hope to those who return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer_in_restoration.htm">The Role of Prayer in Restoration</a></b><br>Prayer is crucial in seeking God's restoration. Isaiah's lament is a form of prayer, reminding us to bring our desolation before God and seek His intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_64.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 64</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_33_20_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Isaiah 33:20 contradict other passages that predict Jerusalem's downfall, and how can these conflicting prophecies be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14-15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God's dealings with foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_12_6_conflict_with_god's_omnipresence.htm">Isaiah 12:6: Does calling on the name of the Lord in Zion conflict with other biblical passages that suggest God's presence is not confined to a single geographic location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_city_of_god.htm">What defines the City of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/64.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Thy holy cities . . .</span>--There is no other instance of the plural, and this probably led the LXX. and Vulg. to substitute the singular. It probably rests on the thought that the whole land was holy (<a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm" title="And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.">Zechariah 2:12</a>), and that this attribute extended, therefore, to all its cities, especially to those which were connected with historical memories. Possibly, however, Zion and Jerusalem--the former identified with the Temple, the latter with the people of Jehovah--are thought of as two distinct cities, locally united. The "wilderness" is, as elsewhere, rather open pasture-land than a sandy desert.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/64.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy holy cities are a wilderness.</span> Commonly Jerusalem stands alone as "the holy city" (<a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Isaiah 48:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1</a>; <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1, 18</a>); but here the epithet is applied to the cities of Judah generally. They were all in a certain sense "holy," as being comprised within the limits of "the holy land" (<a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Zechariah 2:12</a>) and "the holy border" (<a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Psalm 78:54</a>). Zion... Jerusalem (see the comment on Isaiah 62:1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/64-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשְׁךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have become</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wilderness;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zion</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has become</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֔תָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wasteland,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a desolation.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמָמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 64:10 Your holy cities are become a wilderness (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 64:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 64:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 64:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 64:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>