The Book of Isaiah
33: 1Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest
treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased
to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing
treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. 33:2O Jehovah, be gracious
unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation
also in the time of trouble. 33:3At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the
lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered. 33:4And your spoil shall be gathered
as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it. 33:5Jehovah is
exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and
righteousness. 33:6And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation,
wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure. 33:7Behold, their
valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly. 33:8The highways
lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath broken the covenant, he
hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man. 33:9The land mourneth and
languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert;
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. 33:10Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;
now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted. 33:11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye
shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you. 33:12And the
peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the
fire. 33:13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near,
acknowledge my might. 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized
the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among
us can dwell with everlasting burnings? 33:15He that walketh righteously, and
speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his
hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and
shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil: 33:16He shall dwell on high; his place of
defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given him; his waters
shall be sure. 33:17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a
land that reacheth afar. 33:18Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that
counted, where is he that weighed the tribute? where is he that counted the
towers? 33:19Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that
thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
33:20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a
quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never
be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 33:21But there
Jehovah will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein
shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 33:22For Jehovah
is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us. 33:23Thy
tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could
not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the
prey. 33:24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein
shall be forgiven their iniquity.