Isa33:1 Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while [others] did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you shall finish destroying, you shall be destroyed; As soon as you shall cease to deal treacherously, [others] shall deal treacherously with you.
Isa33:2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for Thee. Be Thou their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.
Isa33:3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; At the lifting up of Thyself nations disperse.
Isa33:4 And your spoil is gathered [as] the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about, men rush about on it.
Isa33:5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Isa33:6 And He shall be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isa33:7 Behold, their brave men cry in the streets, The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
Isa33:8 The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.
Isa33:9 The land mourns and pines away, Lebanon is shamed and withers; Sharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel lose [their foliage].
Isa33:10 "Now I will arise," says the LORD, "Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
Isa33:11 "You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.
Isa33:12 "And the peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
Isa33:13 "You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might."
Isa33:14 Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. "Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?"
Isa33:15 He who walks righteously, and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain, And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
Isa33:16 He will dwell on the heights; His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given [him]; His water will be sure.
Isa33:17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land.
Isa33:18 Your heart will meditate on terror: "Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?"
Isa33:19 You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
Isa33:20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes shall see Jerusalem an undisturbed habitation, A tent which shall not be folded, Its stakes shall never be pulled up Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
Isa33:21 But there the majestic [One], the LORD, shall be for us A place of rivers [and] wide canals, On which no boat with oars shall go, And on which no mighty ship shall pass--
Isa33:22 For the LORD is our judge, The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD is our king; He will save us--
Isa33:23 Your 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; The lame will take the plunder.
Isa33:24 And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell there will be forgiven [their] iniquity.