King James Version

Isaiah 64:3

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Isaiah 64:2.

בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ֥baasotekhain doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…נוֹרָא֖וֹתnoraotfearיָרֵאverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נְקַוֶּ֑הneqavehgatherקָוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “gather”, an unfinished actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).יָרַ֕דְתָּyaradtabring downיָרַדverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, a completed actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…מִפָּנֶ֖יךָmipaneykhafrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הָרִ֥יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.נָזֹֽלּוּnazolvblow downזָלַלverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “blow down”, a completed actionH2151to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigalblow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(64-2) When Thou didst tremendous things which we looked not for — Oh that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at Thy presence! —

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

In Thy doing fearful things — we expect not, Thou didst come down, From Thy presence did mountains flow.

World English Bible

When you did awesome things which we didn’t look for, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(64-2) 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’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅταν ποιῇς τὰ ἔνδοξα· τρόμος λήψεται ἀπὸ σοῦ ὄρη.