Isaiah 33
33
Judgment and hope for the righteous
1Doom to the destroyer left undestroyed,
you traitor whom none have betrayed:
when you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed;
and when you have stopped betraying, they will betray you.
2 LORD, show us favor;
we hope in you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation in times of distress.
3At the noise, peoples fled;
on account of your roar, nations scattered.
4They gathered spoil like insects;
they rushed upon it like a swarm of locusts.#33.4 Heb uncertain
5The LORD is exalted; he lives on high,
filling Zion with justice and righteousness.
6He will provide security during a lifetime:#33.6 Or your times
a source of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge—
fear of the LORD will be Zion’s treasure.#33.6 Or his treasure
7But then those in Ariel#33.7 Or the valiant; Heb uncertain cried out in the streets;
messengers of peace wept bitterly.
8The highways were deserted;
travelers left the road.
The covenant was broken;
solemn pledges#33.8 Correction; or cities; DSS (1QIsaa) witnesses were rejected;
no one cared for humanity.
9The land mourned; it wasted away;
Lebanon was ashamed; it withered.
Sharon became like the desert,
and Bashan and Carmel were dropping their leaves.
10Now I will arise, says the LORD.
Now I will exalt myself; now I will stand tall.
11You conceive straw, give birth to stubble;
your breath is a fire that devours you.
12Peoples will be burned to lime,
thorns cut up and set ablaze.
13You who are far away, hear what I have done;
and you who are near, know my strength!
14Sinners became terrified in Zion;
trembling seized the godless:
“Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
Who among us can live with the everlasting blaze?”
15The one who walks righteously and speaks truthfully,
who rejects profit from extortion,
who waves away a bribe instead of grabbing it,
who won’t listen to bloody plots,
and who won’t contemplate doing something evil.
16He will live on the heights;
fortresses in the cliffs will be his refuge.
His food will be provided,
his water guaranteed.
17When you gaze upon a king in his glamour
and look at the surrounding land,
18in dismay you will think:
Where is the one who counts?
Where is the one who weighs?
Where is the one who counts towers?
19You will no longer see the defiant people,
the people of speech too obscure to understand,
who stammer in an incomprehensible language.
20Gaze upon Zion, our festival town.
Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a carefree dwelling,
a tent that is not packed up,
whose stakes are never pulled up,
whose ropes won’t snap.
21The LORD’s majesty will be there for us:
as a place of rivers, broad streams
where no boat will go,
no majestic ship will cross.
22The LORD is our judge;
the LORD is our leader;
the LORD is our king—
he will deliver us.
23Your ropes are loosened;
they can’t hold the mast firmly;
they can’t spread the sail.
Then abundant spoil will be divided;
even the lame will seize spoil.
24And no inhabitant will say, “I’m sick.”
The people living there will be forgiven their sin.
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Isaiah 33
33
A Prayer for Help
1Our enemies are doomed! They have robbed and betrayed, although no one has robbed them or betrayed them. But their time to rob and betray will end, and they themselves will become victims of robbery and treachery.
2 LORD, have mercy on us. We have put our hope in you. Protect us day by day and save us in times of trouble. 3When you fight for us, nations run away from the noise of battle. 4Their belongings are pounced upon and taken as loot.
5How great the LORD is! He rules over everything. He will fill Jerusalem with justice and integrity 6and give stability to the nation. He always protects his people and gives them wisdom and knowledge. Their greatest treasure is their reverence for the LORD.
7The brave are calling for help. The ambassadors who tried to bring about peace are crying bitterly. 8The highways are so dangerous that no one travels on them. Treaties are broken and agreements are violated. No one is respected any more. 9The land lies idle and deserted. The forests of Lebanon have withered, the fertile valley of Sharon is like a desert, and in Bashan and on Mount Carmel the leaves are falling from the trees.
The LORD Warns his Enemies
10The LORD says to the nations, “Now I will act. I will show how powerful I am. 11You make worthless plans and everything you do is useless. My spirit is like a fire that will destroy you.#33.11 One ancient translation My spirit… you; Hebrew You are destroying yourselves. 12You will crumble like rocks burnt to make lime, like thorns burnt to ashes. 13Let everyone near and far hear what I have done and acknowledge my power.”
14The sinful people of Zion are trembling with fright. They say, “God's judgement is like a fire that burns for ever. Can any of us survive a fire like that?” 15You can survive if you say and do what is right. Don't use your power to cheat the poor and don't accept bribes. Don't join with those who plan to commit murder or to do other evil things. 16Then you will be safe; you will be as secure as if you were in a strong fortress. You will have food to eat and water to drink.
The Glorious Future
17Once again you will see a king ruling in splendour over a land that stretches in all directions. 18Your old fears of foreign tax collectors and spies will be only a memory. 19You will no longer see any arrogant foreigners who speak a language that you can't understand. 20Look at Zion, the city where we celebrate our religious festivals. Look at Jerusalem! What a safe place it will be to live in! It will be like a tent that is never moved, whose pegs are never pulled up and whose ropes never break. 21The LORD will show us his glory. We will live beside broad rivers and streams, but hostile ships will not sail on them.#33.21 Verse 21 in Hebrew is unclear. 22-23All the rigging on those ships is useless; the sails cannot be spread! We will seize all the wealth of enemy armies, and there will be so much that even the lame can have a share. The LORD himself will be our king; he will rule over us and protect us. 24No one who lives in our land will ever again complain of being ill, and all sins will be forgiven.
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