Isaiah 64:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.

New Living Translation
When you came down long ago, you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations. And oh, how the mountains quaked!

English Standard Version
When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.

Berean Study Bible
When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.

New American Standard Bible
When You did awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.

NASB 1995
When You did awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.

NASB 1977
When Thou didst awesome things which we did not expect, Thou didst come down, the mountains quaked at Thy presence.

Amplified Bible
When You did awesome and amazing things which we did not expect, You came down [at Sinai]; the mountains quaked at Your presence.

Christian Standard Bible
When you did awesome works that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains quaked at Your presence.

Contemporary English Version
Your fearsome deeds have completely amazed us; even the mountains shake when you come down.

Good News Translation
There was a time when you came and did terrifying things that we did not expect; the mountains saw you and shook with fear.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you did awe-inspiring things that we didn't expect, you came down and the mountains quaked in your presence.

International Standard Version
When you did awesome deeds that we expected, you came down, and the mountains shuddered before you.

NET Bible
When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

New King James Version
When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down, The mountains shook at Your presence.

King James 2000 Bible
When you did terrible things which we looked not for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.

New Heart English Bible
When you did awesome things which we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.

World English Bible
When you did awesome things which we didn't look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.

American King James Version
When you did terrible things which we looked not for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.

American Standard Version
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.

A Faithful Version
When You did awesome things which we did not look for, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.

Darby Bible Translation
When thou didst terrible things [which] we looked not for, thou camest down, and the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

English Revised Version
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

Webster's Bible Translation
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
When thou diddest terrible things, which we looked not for, thou camest downe, and the mountaines melted at thy presence.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
When thou wroughtest wonderous straunge workes, we looked not for them: thou camest downe, and the hilles melted at thy presence.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
That thou mightest come downe with thy wonderous straunge workes, then shulde the hilles melt at thy presence.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In Your doing fearful things [that] we do not expect, "" You came down, "" Mountains flowed from Your presence.

Young's Literal Translation
In Thy doing fearful things -- we expect not, Thou didst come down, From Thy presence did mountains flow.

Smith's Literal Translation
In thy doing wonderful things we shall not expect, thou camest down, the mountains flowed from before thee.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
When thou shalt do wonderful things, we shall not bear them: thou didst come down, and at thy presence the mountains melted away.

Catholic Public Domain Version
When you will perform miracles, we will not be able to withstand them. You descended, and the mountains flowed away before your presence.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
When you did wonders that we did not expect, you came down and the mountains quaked before you

Lamsa Bible
When thou didst wondrous things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains fled at thy presence.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
When Thou didst tremendous things Which we looked not for-- Oh that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at Thy presence!--

Brenton Septuagint Translation
whenever thou shalt work gloriously; trembling from thee shall take hold upon the mountains.
















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