en_tn/isa/64/01.md

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General Information:

The people of Israel continue speaking to Yahweh (Isaiah 63:11).

Oh, if you had

Isaiah introduces this desire for Yahweh's presence in their past history with a strong exclamation. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)

if you had split open the heavens

If Yahweh had shown himself very dramatically by tearing open the sky. The words "split open" refer to ripping a piece of cloth apart. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

mountains would have shaken

The mountains would have trembled as in an earthquake. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)