Isaiah 64:4
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.
KJV
A sæculo non audierunt, neque auribus perceperunt ; oculus non vidit, Deus, absque te, quæ præparasti exspectantibus te.
Vulgate
ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος οὐκ ἠκούσαμεν οὐδὲ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν εἶδον θεὸν πλὴν σοῦ, καὶ τὰ ἔργα σου ἃ ποιήσεις τοῖς ὑπομένουσιν ἔλεον.
LXX
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.
ASV
פָּגַ֤עְתָּ אֶת שָׂשׂ֙ וְ/עֹ֣שֵׂה צֶ֔דֶק בִּ/דְרָכֶ֖י/ךָ יִזְכְּר֑וּ/ךָ הֵן אַתָּ֤ה קָצַ֨פְתָּ֙ וַֽ/נֶּחֱטָ֔א בָּ/הֶ֥ם עוֹלָ֖ם וְ/נִוָּשֵֽׁעַ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Intertextual echoes
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1Cor 2:9 · paraphrase"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."Isaiah: eye has not seen, ear has not heard — Paul on spiritual revelation
Themes
Historic Christian voices
9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Men shall be actually raised: the world shall not be annihilated; but there shall be various mansions for the saints, according to the rank allotted to each individual. All things shall be subject to God the Father, and so shall He be all in all. 1. For since there are real men, so must there also be a real establishment (plantationem), that they vanish not away among non-exist…
2. But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery. What mystery? For surely Christ says, Matthew 10:27. ηκούσατε rec. text ἀκούετε What you have heard in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. How then does he call it a mystery? Because that neither angel nor archangel, nor any other…
The good servant receives the bread of his labour with confidence; the lazy and slothful cannot look his employer in the face. It is requisite, therefore, that we be prompt in the practice of well-doing; for of Him are all things. And thus He forewarns us: "Behold, the Lord cometh, and His reward is before His face, to render to every man according to his work."
Is it necessary? Is it a science? Is it one or many? Is it speculative or practical? How it is compared with other sciences? Is it the same as wisdom? Is God its subject-matter? Is it a matter of argument? Does it rightly employ metaphors and similes? May the Sacred Scripture of this doctrine be expounded in different senses? Article 1. Whether, besides philosophy, any further …
Is the soul of man carried away to things divine? Does rapture pertain to the cognitive or to the appetitive power? Did Paul when in rapture see the essence of God? Was he withdrawn from his senses? When in that state, was his soul was wholly separated from his body? What did he know, and what did he not know about this matter? Article 1. Whether the soul of man is carried away…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 1:7 — So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- 1Cor 2:9 — But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
- 1Cor 2:9 — But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
- 1John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- 1John 4:10 — Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
- 1John 4:16 — And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- 1Thess 1:10 — And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
- 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
- 2Cor 4:17 — For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
- Col 1:26 — Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
- Eph 3:5 — Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
- Eph 3:17 — That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Gen 49:18 — I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
- Heb 11:16 — But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
- Isa 8:17 — And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Isa 25:9 — And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
- Isa 30:18 — And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait
- Isa 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I
- Isa 66:8 — Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her child
- Jas 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- Jas 5:7 — Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter ra
- John 9:32 — Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
- John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- Lam 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- Lam 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- Luke 2:25 — And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Luke 12:36 — And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
- Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Ps 31:19 — Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
- Ps 31:19 — Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
- Ps 62:1 — Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
- Ps 130:5 — I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- Rev 21:1 — And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
- Rev 21:22 — And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
- Rev 22:1 — And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
- Rom 8:19 — For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
- Rom 8:23 — And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.