Isaiah 64:11 meaning and explanation

Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

Isaiah 64:11, Berean Standard Bible

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These words come from a prayer of lament, spoken by God's people after Jerusalem's fall, when the temple lay in ruins. The speaker names the temple as holy and beautiful, the place where earlier generations praised God, then states plainly that it was burned with fire.

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