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Isaiah 64:11

64:10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

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Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.

Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

64:12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

What does Isaiah 64:11 mean?

Isaiah 64:11 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh), תִּפְאָרָה (tiphʼârâh), בַּיִת (bayith).

Hebrew interlinear

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Our
holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
and
our
beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiphʼârâh/tif-aw-raw'/H8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
house,בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
where
our
fathersאָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
praisedהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
thee,
is
burned
upשְׂרֵפָהsᵉrêphâh/ser-ay-faw'/H8316cremation
with
fire:אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)
and
all
our
pleasant
thingsמַחְמָדmachmâd/makh-mawd'/H4261delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
are
laid
waste.חׇרְבָּהchorbâh/khor-baw'/H2723properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 64:11.

1 Chronicles 29:13

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

Exodus 28:2

And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

Exodus 29:34

And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

Genesis 12:1

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Genesis 12:15

The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 20:13

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Genesis 22:7

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? lamb: or, kid

Genesis 24:23

And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 64:11 say?

Isaiah 64:11 (King James Version) reads: "Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste."

Is Isaiah 64:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 64:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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