Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For a little while your people possessed your holy place, but now our enemies have trampled down your sanctuary. New Living Translation How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place, and now our enemies have destroyed it. English Standard Version Your holy people held possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary. Berean Standard Bible For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. King James Bible The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. New King James Version Your holy people have possessed it but a little while; Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary. New American Standard Bible Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while, Our adversaries have trampled it down. NASB 1995 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while, Our adversaries have trodden it down. NASB 1977 Thy holy people possessed Thy sanctuary for a little while, Our adversaries have trodden it down. Legacy Standard Bible Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while; Our adversaries have trodden it down. Amplified Bible Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for [only] a little while; Our adversaries have trampled it down. Christian Standard Bible Your holy people had a possession for a little while, but our enemies have trampled down your sanctuary. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your holy people had a possession for a little while, but our enemies have trampled down Your sanctuary. American Standard Version Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. Contemporary English Version For a little while, your temple belonged to us; and now our enemies have torn it down. English Revised Version Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. GOD'S WORD® Translation Your holy people possessed the land for a little while. Our enemies have trampled on your holy place. Good News Translation We, your holy people, were driven out by our enemies for a little while; they trampled down your sanctuary. International Standard Version Your holy people took possession for a little while, but now our enemies have trampled down your sanctuary. Majority Standard Bible For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. NET Bible For a short time your special nation possessed a land, but then our adversaries knocked down your holy sanctuary. New Heart English Bible Your holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary. Webster's Bible Translation The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. World English Bible Your holy people possessed it but a little while. Our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor a little while Your holy people possessed, "" Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary. Young's Literal Translation For a little while did Thy holy people possess, Our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary. Smith's Literal Translation For a little While the people of thy holy place possessed it: our adversaries trod down thy holy place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey have possessed thy holy people as nothing: our enemies have trodden down thy sanctuary. Catholic Public Domain Version They have possessed your holy people as if it were nothing. Our enemies have trampled your sanctuary. New American Bible Why have the wicked invaded your holy place, why have our enemies trampled your sanctuary? New Revised Standard Version Your holy people took possession for a little while; but now our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe people of thy holiness have possessed the land but a little while; our oppressors have trodden down thy sanctuary. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A little one shall inherit the people of your holiness. Oppressors have trodden upon your holy place OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, Our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary. Brenton Septuagint Translation that we may inherit a small part of thy holy mountain. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prayer for Mercy…17Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. 18For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. 19We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.… Cross References Psalm 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. Psalm 74:2-3 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell. / Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed. Lamentations 5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Jeremiah 12:7-9 I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies. / My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her. / Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her. Ezekiel 36:2 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’ Micah 2:2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. Deuteronomy 32:9 But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance. 2 Kings 21:14 So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, Nehemiah 9:36 So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves! Joel 3:2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land. Acts 7:45 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, Hebrews 11:9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Treasury of Scripture The people of your holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary. people Isaiah 62:12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. Exodus 19:4-6 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself… Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. our Isaiah 64:11,12 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste… Psalm 74:3-7 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary… Lamentations 1:10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation. Jump to Previous Adversaries Crushed Driven Enemies Evil Feet Haters Holiness Holy Little Nigh Possess Possessed Sanctuary Trampled TroddenJump to Next Adversaries Crushed Driven Enemies Evil Feet Haters Holiness Holy Little Nigh Possess Possessed Sanctuary Trampled TroddenIsaiah 63 1. Christ shows who he is2. What his victory over his enemies 7. And what his mercy toward his church 10. In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy 15. The church, in her prayer 17. And complaint, professes her faith For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place This phrase reflects the temporary nature of Israel's possession of the Promised Land and the temple in Jerusalem. Historically, the Israelites entered the land under Joshua's leadership, and the temple was later established by Solomon. However, due to disobedience and idolatry, their hold on the land and the temple was often disrupted. This temporary possession can be seen as a consequence of the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where blessings were contingent upon obedience (Deuteronomy 28). The "holy place" refers to the temple, a central symbol of God's presence among His people. The brevity of their possession underscores the recurring theme of exile and return throughout Israel's history. but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary Persons / Places / Events 1. God's People (Israelites)The chosen people of God, who were given the Promised Land and the temple as a place of worship. 2. Holy Place/Sanctuary Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a sacred place where God's presence dwelled among His people. 3. Enemies The foreign nations and powers that invaded and desecrated the temple, often seen as instruments of God's judgment due to Israel's disobedience. 4. Isaiah The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment and offering hope for future restoration. 5. Babylonian Exile The historical event where the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the temple, and took many Israelites into captivity. Teaching Points The Consequences of DisobedienceThe desecration of the temple serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience and to seek repentance. The Sovereignty of God in Judgment Even in the face of destruction, God's sovereignty is evident. He uses nations and events to fulfill His purposes, reminding us that He is in control even when circumstances seem dire. Hope for Restoration Despite the immediate context of judgment, there is an underlying hope for restoration. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises for renewal and redemption, both personally and corporately. The Importance of Worship and Reverence The trampling of the sanctuary highlights the importance of maintaining reverence for places and practices of worship. It challenges us to honor God in our worship and to protect the sanctity of our spiritual lives. Perseverance in Faith In times of trial and opposition, believers are called to persevere in faith, trusting that God will ultimately vindicate His people and restore what has been lost.(18) The people of thy holiness . . .--Better, For a little while have they possessed thy sanctuary, or, with a various reading, thy holy mountain. The plea is addressed to Jehovah, on the ground of His promise that the inheritance was to be an everlasting one. Compared with that promise, the period of possession, from Joshua and David to the fall of the monarchy, was but as a "little while." (Comp. Psalm 90:4.) The seeming failure of the promise was aggravated by the fact that the enemies of Israel had trodden down the sanctuary.Verse 18. - The people of thy holiness; or, thy holy people (comp. Isaiah 62:9; Isaiah 63:15: 64:11). Some critics read har, "mountain," instead of ' am, "people," and translate, "But for a little while have they" (i.e. thy servants) "had possession of thy holy mountain." The general meaning is the same in either case. "Israel, God's people, has held Palestine but for a little while" - a few centuries - and now the heathen have been allowed to make themselves masters of it, (comp. Ezra 10:8). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For a short whileלַמִּצְעָ֕ר (lam·miṣ·‘ār) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4705: Petty, a short Your people עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock possessed יָרְשׁ֖וּ (yā·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin Your holy place, קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ (qāḏ·še·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity but our enemies צָרֵ֕ינוּ (ṣā·rê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent have trampled בּוֹסְס֖וּ (bō·ws·sū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 947: To tread down, trample Your sanctuary. מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃ (miq·dā·še·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4720: A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum Links Isaiah 63:18 NIVIsaiah 63:18 NLT Isaiah 63:18 ESV Isaiah 63:18 NASB Isaiah 63:18 KJV Isaiah 63:18 BibleApps.com Isaiah 63:18 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 63:18 Chinese Bible Isaiah 63:18 French Bible Isaiah 63:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 63:18 Your holy people possessed it (Isa Isi Is) |
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