Isaiah 33
1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
2O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
5The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hathhas filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: Heb. salvationssalvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
7Behold, their valiant…: or, messengersvaliant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hathhas broken the covenant, he hathhas despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn…: or, withered awayhewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
10Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hathhas surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
15He that walketh righteously: Heb. in righteousnessesrighteously, and speaketh uprightly: Heb. uprightnessesuprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions: or, deceitsoppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood: Heb. bloodsblood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
16He shall dwell on high: Heb. heights, or, high placeshigh: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that…: Heb. of far distancesthat is very far off.
18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver: Heb. weigher?receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering: or, ridiculousstammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of…: Heb. broad of spaces, or, handsof broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver: Heb. statutemakerlawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
23Thy…: or, They have forsaken thy tacklingsThy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.