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Isaiah 64:11
Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The people of Israel address God, describing the immediate aftermath of Jerusalem’s desolation and the temple’s destruction.
The words — בֵּ֧ית (beit) = house and תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗/נוּ (tif.'ar.Te./nu) = splendor denote the physical structure and its revered status now reduced to ash.
The thread — This devastation parallels the Babylonian burning of the temple in 2 Kings 25:9 and 2 Chronicles 36:19, while the imagery of sacred dismantling runs through Psalm 74:5.
Why it lands — The text demands a clear accounting of ruined worship space and national heritage before pressing God to answer His silence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 25:9 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Psalms 74:5 like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
- 2 Chronicles 36:19 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
- Lamentations 1:7 In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.
- Lamentations 1:10 The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.
- Jeremiah 52:13 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Lamentations 2:7 The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.
- Ezekiel 24:21 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
- 1 Kings 8:14 And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
- 1 Kings 8:56 “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.