Isaiah 33
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The Judgment of God
1Woe to you, destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
2Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be #33:2 Some ancient versions ourtheir #33:2 Lit armstrength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress.
3At the sound of a roar, peoples flee;
At the lifting up of Yourself, nations disperse.
4Your plunder is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
Like an infestation of locusts, people storm it.
5The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6And He will be the #33:6 Or faithfulnessstability of your times,
A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
The fear of the Lord is his treasure.
7Behold, their brave men cry out #33:7 Lit outsidein the streets,
The #33:7 Lit messengersambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8The highways are desolate, #33:8 Lit one who passes along the waythe traveler has ceased,
He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for mankind.
9The land mourns and wastes away,
Lebanon is shamed and withers;
Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel #33:9 Lit shake offlose their foliage.
10“Now I will arise,” says the Lord,
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11“You have conceived #33:11 Lit dry grasschaff, you will give birth to stubble;
# 33:11 One ancient version; MT Your breath will My breath will consume you like a fire.
12“The peoples will be burned to lime,
Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
13¶“You who are far away, hear what I have done;
And you who are near, #33:13 Lit knowacknowledge My might.”
14Sinners in Zion are terrified;
Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”
15One who walks righteously and speaks with integrity,
One who rejects #33:15 Lit gain of extortionersunjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
One who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking at evil;
16He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be the #33:16 Lit stronghold of rockimpregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
17¶Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will see a distant land.
18Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is one who counts?
Where is one who weighs?
Where is one who counts the towers?”
19You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of #33:19 Lit deepness of lipunintelligible speech #33:19 Lit from hearingwhich no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue #33:19 Lit there is no understandingwhich no one understands.
20Look at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed settlement,
A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its ropes be torn apart.
21But there the majestic One, the Lord, will be for us
A place of rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass—
22For the Lord is our judge,
The Lord is our lawgiver,
The Lord is our king;
He will save us—
23Your ship’s tackle hangs slack;
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
Those who limp will take the plunder.
24And no resident will say, “I am sick”;
The people who live #33:24 Lit in itthere will be forgiven their wrongdoing.
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Isaiah 33
33
1Woe to you who destroy, but you weren’t destroyed,
and who betray, but nobody betrayed you!
When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed;
and when you have finished betrayal, you will be betrayed.
2Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled.
When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.
4Your plunder will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers.
Men will leap on it as locusts leap.
5Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high.
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
7Behold, their valiant ones cry outside;
the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8The highways are desolate.
The traveling man ceases.
The covenant is broken.
He has despised the cities.
He doesn’t respect man.
9The land mourns and languishes.
Lebanon is confounded and withers away.
Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.
10“Now I will arise,” says Yahweh.
“Now I will lift myself up.
Now I will be exalted.
11You will conceive chaff.
You will give birth to stubble.
Your breath is a fire that will devour you.
12The peoples will be like the burning of lime,
like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.
13Hear, you who are far off, what I have done;
and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”
14The sinners in Zion are afraid.
Trembling has seized the godless ones.
Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting burning?
15He who walks righteously
and speaks blamelessly,
he who despises the gain of oppressions,
who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—
16he will dwell on high.
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks.
His bread will be supplied.
His waters will be sure.
17Your eyes will see the king in his beauty.
They will see a distant land.
18Your heart will meditate on the terror.
Where is he who counted?
Where is he who weighed?
Where is he who counted the towers?
19You will no longer see the fierce people,
a people of a deep speech that you can’t comprehend,
with a strange language that you can’t understand.
20Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals.
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation,
a tent that won’t be removed.
Its stakes will never be plucked up,
nor will any of its cords be broken.
21But there Yahweh will be with us in majesty,
a place of wide rivers and streams,
in which no galley with oars will go,
neither will any gallant ship pass by there.
22For Yahweh is our judge.
Yahweh is our lawgiver.
Yahweh is our king.
He will save us.
23Your rigging is untied.
They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast.
They couldn’t spread the sail.
Then the prey of a great plunder was divided.
The lame took the prey.
24The inhabitant won’t say, “I am sick.”
The people who dwell therein will be forgiven their iniquity.
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