Translations
Modern
Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
Traditional
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?
Literal
Look down from the heavens and see, from the habitation of Your holiness and Your glory! Where is Your zeal and Your strength, the groaning of Your bowels and Your compassion toward me—are they restrained?
Latin
Attende de cælo, et vide de habitaculo sancto tuo, et gloriæ tuæ. Ubi est zelus tuus, et fortitudo tua, multitudo viscerum tuorum et miserationum tuarum? Super me continuerunt se.
Original
Hebrew
English
Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
Notes
The prophet’s reflections on the past (Isaiah 63:7–14) inspire him to pray that God would now rescue his people as he has done before.
Theme notes and profiles
Isaiah Compassionate Healer God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Parallels
Glossary
Compassion Hebrew Language Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature New Jerusalem
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Heaven: God's Dwelling Place