Isaiah 64:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, besides you, what you have prepared for him who waits for you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פָּגַ֤עְתָּ אֶת־שָׂשׂ֙ וְעֹ֣שֵׂה צֶ֔דֶק בִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָ יִזְכְּר֑וּךָ הֵן־אַתָּ֤ה קָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ וַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔א בָּהֶ֥ם עוֹלָ֖ם וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃

Transliteration

Pāgaʿtā ʾet-śāś and ʿōśēh ṣedeq in dᵊrākêkā yizkᵊrûkā behold-ʾattāh qāṣaptā and neḥĕṭāʾ in them ʿôlām and niwwāšēaʿ

Grammar Details

• *Pāgaʿtā*: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you met/encountered
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *śāś*: Qal participle masculine singular - rejoicing
• *ʿōśēh*: Qal participle masculine singular construct - doer of
• *ṣedeq*: common masculine singular noun - righteousness
• *dᵊrākêkā*: common masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ways
• *yizkᵊrûkā*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they remember you
• *ʾattāh*: 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you
• *qāṣaptā*: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you were angry
• *neḥĕṭāʾ*: Qal imperfect 1st person plural - we sinned
• *ʿôlām*: common masculine singular noun - eternity/forever
• *niwwāšēaʿ*: Niphal imperfect 1st person plural from ישע - we will be saved

Word Meanings

• *Pāgaʿtā*: you met/you encountered/you came upon
• *śāś*: rejoicing/being glad
• *ṣedeq*: righteousness/justice/rightness
• *qāṣaptā*: you were angry/you were wrathful/you were indignant
• *ʿôlām*: eternity/forever/ancient time/continuing long

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You meet those who delight in doing righteousness and remember your ways. But when you were angry, we sinned; in our sins we have been for a long time. Can we still be saved?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For from of old{H5769} men have not heard,{H8085} nor perceived by the ear,{H238} neither hath the eye{H5869} seen{H7200} a God{H430} besides{H2108} thee, who worketh{H6213} for him that waiteth{H2442} for him.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For since the beginning of the world{H5769} men have not heard{H8085}{(H8804)}, nor perceived by the ear{H238}{(H8689)}, neither hath the eye{H5869} seen{H7200}{(H8804)}, O God{H430}, beside{H2108} thee, what he hath prepared{H6213}{(H8799)} for him that waiteth{H2442}{(H8764)} for him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For sence the begynnynge of the worlde there was none (excepte thou o God) that herde or perceaued, nether hath eny eye sene what thou dost for the, that put their trust in the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For since the beginning of the world they haue not heard nor vnderstande with the eare, neither hath ye eye seene another God beside thee, which doeth so to him that waiteth for him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For since the beginning of the worlde it hath not ben hearde or perceaued, neither hath any eye seene another God beside thee, whiche doest so muche for them that put their trust in thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Even from antiquity `men' have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Will you not have mercy on him who takes pleasure in doing righteousness, even on those who keep in mind your ways? Truly you were angry, and we went on doing evil, and sinning against you in the past.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you; which you have wrought for those who trust in you before the sons of men!
• 1 Cor 2:9-9 : 9 But as it is written, 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.' 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
• Jas 5:7 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And it will be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
• Col 1:26-27 : 26 Even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
• Luke 2:25 : 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• 1 Cor 1:7 : 7 So that you come short in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all those who wait for him.
• Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Ps 130:5 : 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word do I hope.
• 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him. 2 Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
• Eph 3:17-21 : 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
• Eph 3:5-9 : 5 Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
• 1 John 4:10 : 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
• Rev 21:1-4 : 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea. 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things have passed away.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Rom 8:23-25 : 23 And not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we are saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
• John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• Rom 8:19 : 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
• Ps 62:1 : 1 Truly my soul waits upon God; from Him comes my salvation.
• Rev 21:22-24 : 22 And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light: and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
• Rev 22:1-5 : 1 And he showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him. 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no lamp, nor light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light: and they shall reign forever and ever.