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Isaiah 64:11

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What does Isaiah 64:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
Isaiah 64:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 64

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
9Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
10Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Our holy and our beautiful house, &c.] Meaning the temple, the house of God, as Aben Ezra: called “holy”, because dedicated to holy uses; where the holy sacrifices were offered up, the holy service of God performed; and where the holy God granted his presence, and where were the symbols of it: and “beautiful”, in its building, as the first temple was that was built by Solomon; but here the second temple is meant, built by Zerubbabel, which being repaired and beautified by Herod, was a very beautiful building; and the Jews sayf1262, that “he who has not seen the building of Herod has never seen a beautiful building;” or it may be rendered, “the house of our holiness, and of our glory”f1263;…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“house--the temple. beautiful--includes the idea of glorious (Mar 13:1; Act 3:2). burned-- (Psa 74:7; Lam 2:7; Ch2 36:19). Its destruction under Nebuchadnezzar prefigured that under Titus. pleasant things--Hebrew, "objects of desire"; our homes, our city, and all its dear associations.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Our holy and our beautiful house - The temple. It was called ‘holy,’ because it was dedicated to the service of God; and ‘beautiful,’ on account of its extraordinary magnificence. The original word more properly means glorious. Where our fathers praised thee - Few attachments become stronger than that which is formed for a place of worship where our ancestors have long been engaged in the service of God. It was now a great aggravation of their sufferings, that that beautiful place, consecrated by the fact that their forefathers had long there offered praise to God, was lying in ruins. Is burned up with fire - (See 2 Chronicles 36:19). And all our pleasant things - All that is precious to us…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Pleasant things - The king's palace, and the houses of the nobles, and other pieces of state and magnificence. Isaiah 64:12”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“holy: Kg2 25:9; Ch2 36:19; Psa 74:5-7; Jer 52:13; Lam 2:7; Eze 7:20, Eze 7:21; Eze 24:21, Eze 24:25; Mat 24:2 where: Kg1 8:14, Kg1 8:56; Ch2 6:4, Ch2 7:3, Ch2 7:6, Ch2 29:25-30 all our: Lam 1:7, Lam 1:10, Lam 1:11 Isaiah 64:12”
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