Isaiah 33:14

Isaiah 33:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
• New International Version (NIV)The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”

Context of Isaiah 33:14

12The peoples will be burned to lime, Like thorns cut down which are burned in the fire. 13“You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.” The sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. [They cry] “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?” 15He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity, Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression, Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil; 16He will dwell on the heights, His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks, His bread will be given him; His water will be permanent.

Isaiah 33:14 word by word

פָּחֲד֤וּ בְצִיּוֹן֙ חַטָּאִ֔ים אָחֲזָ֥ה רְעָדָ֖ה חֲנֵפִ֑ים מִ֣י׀ יָג֣וּר לָ֗נוּ אֵ֚שׁ אוֹכֵלָ֔ה מִי־יָג֥וּר לָ֖נוּ מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sinnersחַטָּאchaţţâ' · sinnerH2400
• in Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• are afraidפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
• fearfulnessרְעַדָהra‛ad re‛âdâh · tremblingH7461
• hath surprisedאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• the hypocritesחָנֵףchânêph · profaneH2611
• Who among us shall dwellגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• with the devouringאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• with everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• burningsמוֹקֵדmôqêd · burningH4168

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:14

• Isaiah 7:2When the house of David (Judah) was told, “Aram is allied with Ephraim (Israel),” the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled as the trees of the forest tremble in the wind.
• Isaiah 28:14Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, you arrogant men Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem!
• Isaiah 29:13Then the Lord said, “Because this nation approaches [Me only] with their words And honors Me [only] with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
• Isaiah 30:8Now, go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, So that it may serve in the time to come As a witness [against them] forevermore.
• Numbers 17:12The sons of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we perish, we are doomed, all doomed!
• Job 15:21A [dreadful] sound of terrors is in his ears; While at peace and in a time of prosperity the destroyer comes upon him [the tent of the robber is not at peace].
• Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side And chase at his heels.
• Psalms 53:5There they were, in great terror and dread, where there had been no terror or dread; For God scattered the bones of him who besieged you; You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues them, But the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the wealthy and the strong and everyone, [whether] slave or free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
• Isaiah 9:17Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, Nor does He have compassion on their fatherless or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, God’s anger does not turn away But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].
• Isaiah 10:6I send Assyria against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My wrath To take the spoil and to seize the plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Matthew 22:12and he said, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wearing the wedding clothes [that were provided for you]?’ And the man was speechless and without excuse.
• Matthew 24:51and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
• Isaiah 5:24Therefore, as the tongue of fire consumes the stubble [from straw] And the dry grass collapses into the flame, So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away like fine dust; Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts And despised and discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 29:6You will be punished by the Lord of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise, With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The sinners in Zion are afraid - Zion has been generally considered as a type of the Church of God. Now all the members of God's Church should be holy, and given to good works; sinners in Zion, therefore, are portentous beings! but, alas! where are they not? The Targum on this verse is worthy of notice: "The sinners in Zion are broken down; fear hath seized the ungodly, who are suffering for their ways. They say, Who among us shall dwell in Zion, where…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The sinners in Zion are afraid - This verse is evidently designed to describe the alarm that was produced in Jerusalem on impenitent sinners and hypocrites by a view of the judgment of God on the army of Sennacherib. They would see his wrath on his enemies then, and in view of the terrors of his indignation in relation to that army they would be alarmed, and would ask how it would be possible for them to endure such wrath forever. If the effect of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The godless were people who lived without considering God and his laws. The image of a consuming fire comes from God’s judgment of wrongdoers during the wilderness journey (Exodus 24:17; Deuteronomy 4:24). God still expects people to worship him with respect and awe (Hebrews 12:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. sinners in Zion--false professors of religion among the elect people (Mt 22:12). hypocrites--rather, "the profane"; "the abandoned" [Horsley]. who, &c.--If Jehovah's wrath could thus consume such a host in one night, who could abide it, if continued for ever (Mr 9:46-48)? Fire is a common image for the divine judgments (Is 29:6; 30:30). among us--If such awful judgments have fallen on those who knew not the true God, how infinitely worse shall fall on…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:14

• Church
• Fire
• Hell
• Hypocrisy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Wicked (People)
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Deep
• Fearfulness
• Fire
• Gallant
• Zion
• Fear
• Godless
• Hezekiah (2)
• Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite

Commentaries on Isaiah 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings