## Rashi on Isaiah Chapter 64

###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:1:1
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**כִּקְדֹחַ אֵשׁ.** אֶת דָּבָר הַנָּמֵס מִלְּפָנָיו, וְכַאֲשֶׁר הַ**מַּיִם תִּבְעֶה הָאֵשׁ** – כְּשֶׁתִּתֵּן גַּחֶלֶת אוֹ מַתֶּכֶת בַּמַּיִם יַעֲלוּ הַמַּיִם אֲבַעְבּוּעוֹת. כָּל זֶה עָשִׂיתָ בְּמִצְרַיִם, ״וַיְהִי בָרָד וְאֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת בְּתוֹכָהּ״ (שמות ט:כד). אֲבָל יוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם ״כִּקְדוֹחַ אֵשׁ הֲמָסִים״ עַל אֵלִיָּהוּ בְּהַר הַכַּרְמֶל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ ״גַּם הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּתְּעָלָה לִחֵכָה״ (מלכים א יח:לח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**As fire burns** something that melts because of it, and as fire causes water to bubble; when you put a coal or glowing metal into water, the water bubbles. All this You did in Egypt, as it is written (Ex. 9: 24): “And there was hail, and fire burning in the midst of the hail.” Jonathan, however, renders: “As fire burned materials that melt,” in reference to Elijah on Mount Carmel, concerning whom it is stated (I Kings 18:38): “and the water which was in the trench, it licked up.”


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:1:2
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**לְהוֹדִיעַ שִׁמְךָ לְצָרֶיךָ.** כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּאוֹתָהּ מַכָּה ״וְאוּלָם בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת הֶעֱמַדְתִּיךָ וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות ט:טז), לוּ עָשִׂיתָ עַתָּה כֵּן, אָז **מִפָּנֶיךָ גּוֹיִם יִרְגָּזוּ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to make Your name known to Your adversaries** like the matter that is stated concerning that plague (Ex. 9:16): “But, because of this I preserved You, [in order to show you My strength, and in order to tell of My name throughout the entire land.]” Had You done this now, then nations would quake from before You.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:2:1
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**בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ.** בְּמִצְרַיִם וּבְכָל הָאוֹיְבִים **נוֹרָאוֹת**, אֲשֶׁר **לֹא** הָיִינוּ מְקַוִּים שֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה לָנוּ כָּל אוֹתָן **נוֹרָאוֹת**, שֶׁלֹּא הָיִינוּ הֲגוּנִים לְכָךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**When You performed** against the Egyptians and against all the adversaries awesome deeds, that we did not hope You would perform all those awesome deeds, for we were unworthy of them.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:2:2
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**יָרַדְתָּ.** לְהַר סִינַי, אָז **מִפָּנֶיךָ הָרִים נָזֹלּוּ**. כָּךְ פֵּרֵשׁ דּוֹנַשׁ בֶּן לַבְרַט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You descended** to Mount Sinai, then mountains dripped from before You. In this manner, Dunash son of Labrat explained it.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:3:1
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**וּמֵעוֹלָם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ.** כְּאוֹתָן נוֹרָאוֹת שֶׁנַּעֲשׂוֹת לְאַחַת מִכָּל הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת לְפָנֵי כֵּן, וְגַם **עַיִן לֹא רָאָתָה אֱלֹהִים** אַחֵר **זוּלָתְךָ** אֲשֶׁר **יַעֲשֶׂה** הָאֱלֹהִים **לִמְחַכֵּה לוֹ.** מַה שֶּׁעָשִׂיתָ אַתָּה לִמְחַכֵּה לְךָ. כָּךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵרַבִּי יוֹסֵי וְהַנָּאַנִי. אֲבָל רַבּוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁאָמְרוּ (ברכות לד א): ״כָּל הַנְּבִיאִים כֻּלָּם לֹא נִתְנַבְּאוּ אֶלָּא לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ, אֲבָל לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא עַיִן לֹא רָאָתָה וְגוֹ׳״ – מַשְׁמָעוֹ: **עַיִן** שׁוּם נָבִיא **לֹא רָאָתָה** אֶת אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לִמְחַכֵּה לוֹ זוּלָתִי עֵינֶיךָ, אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And whereof no one had ever heard** like those awesome deeds performed for one of all the nations before that, and no eye had ever seen another god besides You, that the god would do for him who hoped for him what You did for him who hoped for You. I heard this from Rabbi Jose, and it pleased me. ([Manuscripts yield:] **And whereof no one had ever heard** like those awesome deeds performed for one of all the nations before that, neither had an eye seen God, besides your eyes, what He would do for one who hoped for Him. Another explanation is: **No eye had seen** that a god besides You should perform miracles for him who hoped for him, as You do for those who hope for You. From Rabbi Joseph I heard this. Our Rabbis, however, who stated (Ber. 34a): “None of the prophets prophesied except regarding the Messianic era, but the World to Come, ‘no eye saw etc.,’” expounded its meaning in the following manner: No prophet’s eye saw what the Holy One, blessed be He, will do for him who hopes for Him except Your eyes, You, O God.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:4:1
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**פָּגַעְתָּ אֶת שָׂשׂ וְעֹשֵׂה צֶדֶק.** כְּמוֹ ״וַיִּפְגַּע בּוֹ וַיָּמֹת״ (מלכים א ב:כה), סִלַּקְתָּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְהָרַגְתָּ אֶת הַצַּדִּיקִים שֶׁהָיוּ שָׂשִׂים לַעֲשׂוֹת צֶדֶק, לְדַרְכֵי רַחֲמֶיךָ הָיוּ מַזְכִּירִים אוֹתְךָ בִּתְפִלָּתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You smote him who rejoiced and worked righteousness** Heb. פָּגַעְתָּ. Comp. (I Kings 2:34) “and he fell (וַיִּפְגַּע) upon him and slew him.” You removed from us and slew the righteous, who would rejoice to work righteousness, and with the ways of Your mercies, they would mention You in their prayer.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:4:2
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**הֵן אַתָּה.** כְּשֶׁ**קָּצַפְתָּ** עָלֵינוּ עַל כָּל אֲשֶׁר הָיִינוּ חוֹטְאִים, **בָּהֶם** מֵ**עוֹלָם** נוֹשַׁעְנוּ בִּתְפִלָּתָם, נוֹשַׁעְנוּ מֵ**עוֹלָם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**behold,...You** When You became wroth with us for all that we would sin. **through them** of old we were saved; with their prayer. [Rashi according to Parshandatha; Printed editions are erroneous.]


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:4:3
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**וְנִוָּשֵׁעַ.** לְשׁוֹן הוֹוֶה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**we would be saved** A present tense [i.e., a continual procedure.]


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:5:1
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**וַנְּהִי כַטָּמֵא.** מֵאַחַר שֶׁנִּסְתַּלְּקוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים מִמֶּנּוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And we all have become like one unclean** since the righteous have departed from us.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:5:2
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**וּכְבֶגֶד עִדִּים.** וְכִלְבוּשׁ מְרֻחָק, כְּבֶגֶד מָאוּס שֶׁהַכֹּל אוֹמְרִים: ״הָסֵר״. **עִדִּים** תַּרְגּוּם שֶׁל ׳הֲסָרָה׳:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and like a discarded garment** Heb. עַדִּים. [Jonathan renders:] and like a discarded garment, like a rejected garment, which all say, ‘Remove.’ עִדִּים is the Aramaic translation of removal.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:5:3
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**וַנָּבֶל כֶּעָלֶה.** וְנִכְמוֹשׁ כְּעָלֶה, פליישט״ר בלע״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and we...have withered like a leaf** Heb. וַנָּבֶל, and we have withered like a leaf; fletrire in French.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:5:4
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**וַעֲוֺנֵנוּ כָּרוּחַ יִשָּׂאֻנוּ.** ״וּבְחוֹבָנָא כְּרוּחָא אִיתְנְטִילְנָא״ (תרגום יונתן):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and our iniquities carry us away like the wind** [Jonathan renders:] And with our sins we were carried away like the wind.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:6:1
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**מִתְעוֹרֵר.** כְּמוֹ מִתְגַּבֵּר עַל יִצְרוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**arouses himself** Like ‘overpowers his temptation.’


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:6:2
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**וַתְּמוּגֵנוּ.** וַתְּנִיעֵנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and You caused us to wander** Heb. וַתְּמוּגֵנוּ, You caused us to wander.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 64:11:1
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**תֶּחֱשֶׁה וּתְעַנֵּנוּ.** תַּחֲרִישׁ עַל הֶעָשׂוּי לָנוּ. עַד כָּאן תְּפִלַּת הַנָּבִיא, וּתְחִלָּתָהּ ״חַסְדֵי ה׳ אַזְכִּיר״ (ישעיהו סג:ז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**will You remain silent and afflict us** Will You remain silent concerning what is done to us? Until here is the prophet’s prayer. Its beginning is (supra 63:7) “The kind acts of the Lord I will mention.”