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And all our pleasant things are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/64.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned <i>by</i> fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/64.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/64.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised Thee, Has been burned <i>by</i> fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/64.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Our holy and glorious house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned <i>by</i> fire; And all our precious things have become a waste place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/64.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful house [the temple built by Solomon], Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious objects are in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/64.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned down, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/64.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/64.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/64.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zion's glorious and holy temple where our ancestors praised you has been destroyed by fire. Our beautiful buildings are now a pile of ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/64.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant things are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/64.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned to the ground. All that we valued has been ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/64.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and our Temple, the sacred and beautiful place where our ancestors praised you, has been destroyed by fire. All the places we loved are in ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/64.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Our holy Temple and our splendor, where our ancestors praised you, have become a conflagration of fire, and all our dearest places have become ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/64.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/64.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Our holy temple, our pride and joy, the place where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire; all our prized possessions have been destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/64.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/64.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/64.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burned with fire. All our pleasant places are laid waste. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/64.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house, "" Where our fathers praised You, "" Has become burned with fire, "" And all our desirable things have become a ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/64.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Our holy and our beautiful house, Where praise Thee did our fathers, Hath become burnt with fire, And all our desirable things have become a waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/64.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The house of our holy place and our glory where our fathers praised thee, was for a burning of fire, and all our precious things were for 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 house of our holiness, and of our glory, where our fathers praised thee, is burnt with fire, and all our lovely things are turned into ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/64.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The house of our sanctification and of our glory, where our fathers praised you, has been completely consumed by fire, and all our admirable things have been turned into ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/64.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and glorious house in which our ancestors praised you Has been burned with fire; all that was dear to us is laid waste. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/64.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful house, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/64.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised thee, is consumed with fire; and all our pleasant possessions are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/64.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The house of our holiness and our glory where our fathers praised you was for the burning of fire and all our desire has become a wilderness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/64.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Our holy and our beautiful house, Where our fathers praised Thee, Is burned with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/64.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The house, our sanctuary, and the glory which our fathers blessed, has been burnt with fire: and all our glorious things have gone to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/64-11.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=14141" 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">10</span>Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Our holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8597.htm" title="8597: wə·ṯip̄·’ar·tê·nū (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cp) -- Beauty, glory. Or tiphereth; from pa'ar; ornament.">and beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">our fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: hil·lū·ḵā (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 2ms) -- To shine.">praised You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has been</a> <a href="/hebrew/8316.htm" title="8316: liś·rê·p̄aṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- A burning. From saraph; cremation.">burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">with fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4261.htm" title="4261: ma·ḥă·mad·dê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Desire, desirable thing. From chamad; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. Object of affection or desire.">that was dear to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: lə·ḥā·rə·bāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">in ruins.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?…<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/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a></span><br />The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.<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="/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="/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="/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.<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="/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="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Ezekiel 7:21-22</a></span><br />And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. / I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.<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="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a></span><br />where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.</p><p class="hdg">holy</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</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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Psalm 74:5-7</a></b></br> <i>A man</i> was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees… </p><p class="hdg">where</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-14.htm">1 Kings 8:14,56</a></b></br> And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-4.htm">2 Chronicles 6:4</a></b></br> And he said, Blessed <i>be</i> the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled <i>that</i> which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-3.htm">2 Chronicles 7:3,6</a></b></br> And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, <i>saying</i>, For <i>he is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever… </p><p class="hdg">all our</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Lamentations 1:7,10,11</a></b></br> Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, <i>and</i> did mock at her sabbaths… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Increasing</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Praised</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-5.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">View</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Increasing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Praised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">View</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Waste</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'; 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It was considered holy because it was set apart for God's purposes and beautiful due to its magnificent architecture and the precious materials used in its construction. The temple's holiness and beauty symbolized God's glory and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The destruction of the temple was a profound loss, representing not only a physical devastation but also a spiritual crisis for the Israelites.<p><b>where our fathers praised You</b><br>The temple was a place where generations of Israelites gathered to worship and offer sacrifices to God. It was a site of communal and individual expressions of faith, where the history and traditions of the people were passed down. The mention of "our fathers" highlights the continuity of worship and the deep roots of faith within the community. This phrase evokes a sense of heritage and the loss of a sacred space where the collective memory of God's faithfulness was celebrated.<p><b>has been burned with fire</b><br>The burning of the temple signifies a complete and utter destruction, often associated with the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC. This event was a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah, who spoke of the consequences of Israel's disobedience. The fire not only consumed the physical structure but also symbolized the judgment of God upon a nation that had turned away from Him. The imagery of fire is often used in the Bible to denote purification, judgment, and the presence of God.<p><b>and all that was dear to us lies in ruins</b><br>This phrase captures the totality of the loss experienced by the Israelites. It encompasses not only the physical destruction of the temple but also the loss of cultural, religious, and national identity. The ruins represent the brokenness and despair of a people who have seen their most cherished symbols of faith and community reduced to rubble. This devastation serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of the need for restoration and renewal. The longing for what was lost points to the hope of future redemption and the ultimate restoration through the coming of the Messiah, who would establish a new covenant and a spiritual temple not made with hands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering messages from God to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>Referred to as "our holy and beautiful temple," it was the central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a></b><br>The ancestors of the Israelites who worshiped and praised God in the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_destruction.htm">The Destruction</a></b><br>The burning of the temple, a significant event symbolizing judgment and the consequences of the people's disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are lamenting the destruction and loss of their sacred place of worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The destruction of the temple serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls us to examine our own lives for areas of disobedience and to seek repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a></b><br>The temple was central to Israel's worship, emphasizing the importance of communal and personal worship in our lives today. We should prioritize worship as a vital part of our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/lament_as_a_form_of_prayer.htm">Lament as a Form of Prayer</a></b><br>Isaiah's lament teaches us that it is appropriate to bring our grief and sorrow before God. Lament can be a powerful form of prayer that leads to healing and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the temple was destroyed, the promise of restoration and a new temple points to God's faithfulness. We can trust in God's promises for restoration in our own lives and circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/treasuring_god's_presence.htm">Treasuring God's Presence</a></b><br>The lament over the loss of the temple challenges us to consider what we truly treasure. We should value God's presence above all else and seek to cultivate it in our daily lives.<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/what_are_the_christian_catacombs.htm">What defines a house of prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_judah_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_temple's_ruin_with_psalm_27_4.htm">(Psalm 27:4) How can one reconcile the desire to 'dwell in the house of the LORD' forever with the archaeological record of the ancient temple's destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_lord's_prayer_important.htm">What is the significance of The Lord's Prayer?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Our holy and our beautiful house . . .</span>--The destruction of the Temple, which, on the assumption of Isaiah's authorship, the prophet sees in vision, with all its historic memories, comes as the climax of suffering, and, therefore, of the appeal to the compassion of Jehovah.<p><span class= "bld">All our pleasant things . . .</span>--Probably, as in <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm" title="And they burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.">2Chronicles 36:19</a>, the precincts, porticoes, and other "goodly buildings" of the Temple.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/64.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Our holy and our beautiful house</span>. This is the true meaning. The exiles have the tenderest and most vivid remembrance of the holiness and the beauty (or glory) of that edifice, which had formed the centre of the national life for above four centuries, and had been a marvel of richness and magnificence. Many of them had seen it with their own eyes (<a href="/ezra/3-12.htm">Ezra 3:12</a>), and could never forget its splendours. <span class="cmt_word">Where our fathers praised thee.</span> Though in the later times of the Captivity there were still some of the exiles who had seen the temple, and probably worshipped in it, yet with the great majority it was otherwise. They thought of the temple as the place where their "fathers" had worshipped. <span class="cmt_word">Burned up with fire</span> (see <a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a>). Our pleasant things; or, <span class="accented">our delectable things - as</span> in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9</a>; the courts, gardens, outbuildings of the temple, are probably meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/64-11.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">Our holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֵׁ֣נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏə·šê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<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">and beautiful</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯip̄·’ar·tê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8597.htm">Strong's 8597: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beauty, glory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֧ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">praised You,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hil·lū·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine 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">burned</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׂרֵ֣פַת</span> <span class="translit">(liś·rê·p̄aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8316.htm">Strong's 8316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cremation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with fire,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that was dear to us</span><br /><span class="heb">מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ma·ḥă·mad·dê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4261.htm">Strong's 4261: </a> </span><span class="str2">Delightful, a delight, object of affection, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine 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">in ruins.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחָרְבָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥā·rə·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, desolation, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 64:11 Our holy and our beautiful house where (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 64:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 64:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/64-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 64:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 64:12" /></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>