Isaiah 63:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 63:15

13 ^aWho led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”

14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
^aTo make Yourself a glorious name.

A Prayer of Penitence

15 ^aLook down from heaven,
And see ^bfrom Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning ^cof Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?

16 ^aDoubtless You are our Father,
Though Abraham ^bwas ignorant of us,
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are our Father;
Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

17 O Lord, why have You ^amade us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.

18 ^aYour holy people have possessed it but a little while;
^bOur adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.

19 We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled,
Those who were never called by Your name.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 63:15

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American Standard Version
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.

Amplified® Bible
Look down from heaven and see from the dwelling place of Your holiness and Your glory. Where are Your zeal {and} Your jealousy and Your mighty acts [which you formerly did for Your people]? Your yearning pity and the [multitude of] compassions of Your heart are restrained {and} withheld from me.

Contemporary English Version
Please, LORD, look down from your holy and glorious home in the heavens and see what's going on. Have you lost interest? Where is your power? Show that you care about us and have mercy!

Darby English Version
Look down from the heavens, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory! Where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy tender mercies? Are they restrained toward me?

Good News Bible
LORD, look upon us from heaven, where you live in your holiness and glory. Where is your great concern for us? Where is your power? Where are your love and compassion? Do not ignore us.

King James Version
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

New American Standard Bible
Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation; Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds? The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.

New International Version
Look down from heaven and see
from your lofty throne, holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal and your might?
Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.

New King James Version
Look down from heaven,
And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation; Where do we find Your zeal and Your mighty deeds? The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion You have restrained toward me.

Revised Standard Version
Look down from heaven and see, from thy holy and glorious habitation. Where are thy zeal and thy might? The yearning of thy heart and thy compassion are withheld from me.

Young's Literal Translation
Look attentively from the heavens, And see from Thy holy and beauteous habitation, Where `is' Thy zeal and Thy might? The multitude of Thy bowels and Thy mercies Towards me have refrained themselves.

New English Translation
Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal¹ and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!²

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