| Isa. 33:1 |
Woe to you who destroy and were not destroyed, / And to him who deals unfaithfully and was not dealt with unfaithfully! / When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; / And when you cease to deal unfaithfully, they will deal unfaithfully with you. |
| Isa. 33:2 |
O Jehovah, be gracious to us; we have waited for You; / Be our arm every morning, / Our salvation also in the time of distress. |
| Isa. 33:3 |
At the noise of the tumult the peoples flee; / At the lifting up of Yourself the nations were scattered. |
| Isa. 33:4 |
And your spoil will be gathered [as] the caterpillar gathers; / As locusts rush to and fro, [men] will rush to and fro upon it. |
| Isa. 33:5 |
Jehovah is exalted, for He dwells on high; / He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. |
| Isa. 33:6 |
And there will be stability for your times: / A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; / The fear of Jehovah is his treasure. |
| Isa. 33:7 |
Indeed their heroes cry in the streets; / The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly. |
| Isa. 33:8 |
The highways are desolate; / The traveler ceases [to travel.] / He has broken the covenant; he despises the cities; / He does not regard man. |
| Isa. 33:9 |
The land mourns [and] languishes; / Lebanon is ashamed [and] withers away; / Sharon is like a desert, / And Bashan and Carmel shake off [their leaves.] |
| Isa. 33:10 |
Now I will arise, says Jehovah, / Now I will be exalted; now I will be lifted up. |
| Isa. 33:11 |
You will conceive chaff; you will give birth to stubble; / Your own breath, like fire, will devour you; |
| Isa. 33:12 |
And the peoples will be like the burning of lime, / Like cut down thorns that are burned in the fire. |
| Isa. 33:13 |
Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; / And know, you who are near, My might. |
| Isa. 33:14 |
The sinners in Zion are terrified; / Trembling has seized the profane: / Who among us can dwell with consuming fire? / Who among us can dwell with everlasting burning? |
| Isa. 33:15 |
He who walks in righteousness and speaks uprightness; / He who rejects gains seized by extortion; / He who shakes his hands lest they hold on to a bribe, / Who stops his ears so as not to hear of bloodshed / And shuts his eyes so as not to look at evil. |
| Isa. 33:16 |
This one will dwell on the heights; / His lofty retreat will be the rocky strongholds; / His bread will be given [to him;] his water will be sure. |
| Isa. 33:17 |
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; / They will behold a land that is very far away. |
| Isa. 33:18 |
Your heart will meditate on terror: / Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? / Where is he who counts the towers? |
| Isa. 33:19 |
You will not see a fierce people, / A people of unintelligible speech, hardly audible, / Of a stammering tongue which cannot be understood. |
| Isa. 33:20 |
Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; / Your eyes will see Jerusalem, / A secure habitation, a tent that will not be removed; / Its stakes will never be pulled up, / And none of its cords will be torn apart. |
| Isa. 33:21 |
But there the Majestic, Jehovah, will be for us / A place of rivers [and] broad streams, / On which no boat with oars will go / And no majestic ship will pass. |
| Isa. 33:22 |
For Jehovah is our Judge, / Jehovah is our Lawmaker, / Jehovah is our King; He will save us. |
| Isa. 33:23 |
Your tackle has been slackened; / It does not support its mast firmly, / Nor does it spread out the sail. / Then the prey of abundant spoil is divided; / The lame take the plunder. |
| Isa. 33:24 |
And the inhabitant will not say, I am sick; / The people who dwell there will be forgiven [their] iniquity. |