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Isaiah 64:2

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2b as fire kindles brushwood,

the fire causes water to boil,

to make your name known to your adversaries,

that the nations might tremble from your presence.c

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Footnotes

  1. bIsaiah 64:2–12 in the English Bible is 64:1–11 in the Hebrew Bible
  2. cLiterally “face”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

as when fire kindles brushwood

and the fire causes water to boil—

to make your name known to your adversaries,

and that the nations might tremble at your presence!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As when fire sets twigs ablaze

and causes water to boil,

come down to make your name known to your enemies

and cause the nations to quake before you!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

just as fire kindles brushwood,

and fire boils water—

to make your name known to your enemies,

so that nations would tremble at your presence!

NLTNew Living Translation

 As fire causes wood to burn

and water to boil,

your coming would make the nations tremble.

Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame!

KJV 1900King James Version

As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil,

To make thy name known to thine adversaries,

That the nations may tremble at thy presence!