Isaiah 64:10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 64:10

holy. See note on Exodus 3:6 . desolation . Referring to the time of Matthew 23:38 ; Matthew 24:2 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 64:10

"Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?""Thy holy cities ..." (Isaiah 64:10). Only Jerusalem was ordinarily honored with the title of "Holy City"; but here the term is extended to include all the cities of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 64:10

10. holy cities—No city but Jerusalem is called "the holy city" (Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1); the plural, therefore, refers to the upper and the lower parts of the same city Jerusalem [VITRINGA]; or all Judea was holy to God, so its cities were deemed "holy" [MAURER]. But the parallelism favors VITRINGA. Zion and Jerusalem (the one city) answering to "holy cities." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 64:7-12

The delayed salvation 63:7-64:12If the Lord was capable of defeating Israel’s enemies, as the previous revelation of the Warrior claimed, why had He not acted for Israel already? This intercessory communal lament explains that delayed salvation was not because of Yahweh’s inability or disinterest, but because of Israel’s manipulative attitude toward Him. Isaiah’s other prayers on Israel’s behalf are in Isaiah 6:11; Isaiah 25:1-5; Isaiah 51:9-10; Isaiah 59:9-15; and Isaiah 62:1 (cf. 1 Samuel... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 64:8-12

The appeal 64:8-12 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 64:10

Judah lay desolate. Jerusalem was in ruins. The holy cities of the holy God reflected nothing of His greatness. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-12

1-3. The imagery is taken from the account of the divine manifestation at Sinai (Exodus 19:18).2. RV ’As when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth,’ etc. 4. O God, etc.] RV ’a God beside thee, which worketh for him that waiteth for Him.’ St. Paul (1 Corinthians 2:9) alludes to this passage to emphasise the fact that human wisdom cannot fathom the working of God. Meetest] i.e. as a friend.Art] RV ’wast.’ In those, etc.] RV ’in them’ (i.e. our sins) ’have we been of long time, and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:7-12

Past Deliverances and Present NeedsIsaiah 63:7-14. Commemoration of Jehovah’s mercies to Israel in the past. Isaiah 64:5 a. Prayer that He will interpose to deliver His people from their present calamities.Isaiah 64:5-12. Acknowledgment that these are due to their sins. Appeal to Jehovah that He will look upon the pitiable state of His people and sanctuary. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 64:10

(10) Thy holy cities . . .—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 (Zechariah 2:12), 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... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 64:1-12

Isaiah 64:1 'A phantasmagoria of men and events floats before the historian,' says Mr. J. H. Shorthouse; 'men seem in history to have walked in a vain show; the more he inquires into men and creeds, the more he is perplexed he finds none which he can say is absolutely right, no one fully wrong; the course of Nature maintains its impartial calm, shutting out the sight of God from him, and his constant prayer is that ejaculation of Isaiah, "O that thou wouldest rend the heavens and come down! "'... read more

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