Isaiah 64:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who [earnestly] waits for Him. American Standard Version (1901) For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him. Common English Bible From ancient times, no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any god but you who acts on behalf of those who wait for him! Catholic Public Domain Version From ages past, they have not heard it, and they have not perceived it with the ears. Apart from you, O God, the eye has not seen what you have prepared for those who await you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version From the beginning of the world they have not heard, nor perceived with the ears: the eye hath not seen, O God, besides thee, what things thou hast prepared for them that wait for thee. |
Our guilt has been terrible from the days of our ancestors until the present. Because of our iniquities we have been handed over, along with our kings and priests, to the surrounding kings, and to the sword, captivity, plundering, and open shame, as it is today.
On that day it will be said, ‘Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.’
Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
For our transgressions have multiplied before you, and our sins testify against us. For our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities:
Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labour, she gave birth to her sons.
Now, Lord our God #– #who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand and made your name renowned as it is this day #– #we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commands and ordinances.
Lord, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.
All of them are as hot as an oven, and they consume their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls on me.
Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember me in the distant lands; they and their children will live and return.
Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.
For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for God’s sons to be revealed.
so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead #– #Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
But they now desire a better place #– #a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice , for our sins.