11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 64:4
For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
Isaiah 64:4 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
- KJV King James 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Even from antiquity [men] have not heard, || They have not given ear, || Eye has not seen a God except You, || He works for those waiting for Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Since the beginning, no one has heard about, no one has paid attention to, and no one has seen any God except you, the one who helps those who place their confidence in you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Never have [men] heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor hath eye seen a God beside thee, who acteth for him that waiteth for him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- From the beginning of the world they have not heard, nor perceived with the ears: the eye hath not seen, O God, besides thee, what things thou hast prepared for them that wait for thee.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֵעוֹלָ֥ם | ū·mê·‘ō·w·lām | From ancient times | H5769 עוֹלָם forever: enduring |
| לֹא־ | lō- | no | H3808 לֹא not |
| שָׁמְע֖וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | one has heard | H8085 שָׁמַע to hear: hear |
| לֹ֣א | lō | no | H3808 לֹא not |
| הֶאֱזִ֑ינוּ | he·’ĕ·zî·nū | ear has perceived | H238 אָזַן to listen |
| עַ֣יִן | ‘a·yin | eye | H5869 עַ֫יִן eye |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | no | H3808 לֹא not |
| רָאָ֗תָה | rā·’ā·ṯāh | has seen | H7200 רָאָה to see: see |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | any God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔ | zū·lā·ṯə·ḵā | besides You | H2108 זוּלָה exception |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | who acts | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| לִמְחַכֵּה־ | lim·ḥak·kêh- | on behalf of those who wait | H2442 חָכָה to wait |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | for Him | H9005 ל to/for |
Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 2:9–10
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.” But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
- Psalm 31:19
Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
- James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
- Isaiah 25:9
It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
- Psalm 130:5
I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
- Colossians 1:26–27
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
- Genesis 49:18
I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
- Ephesians 3:17–21
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. …
- Lamentations 3:25–26
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 30:18
Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
2 As when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the water to boil; Make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!
3 When you did awesome things which we didn’t look for, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.
4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time. Shall we be saved?
6 For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Read all of Isaiah 64 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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