Isaiah 33:4

Isaiah 33:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
• New International Version (NIV)Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Your plunder shall be gathered Like the gathering of the caterpillar; As the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them.

Context of Isaiah 33:4

2O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You. Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense], Our salvation also in the time of trouble. 3At the sound of the tumult, the peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself nations scatter. Your spoil [of Israel’s foe] is gathered [by the people of Jerusalem] as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts swarming so people swarm on it. 5The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. 6And He will be the security and stability of your times, A treasure of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is your treasure.

Isaiah 33:4 word by word

וְאֻסַּ֣ף שְׁלַלְכֶ֔ם אֹ֖סֶף הֶֽחָסִ֑יל כְּמַשַּׁ֥ק גֵּבִ֖ים שׁוֹקֵ֥ק בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And your spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• shall be gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the gatheringאֹ֫סֵף'ôseph · gatheringH625
• of the caterpillerחָסִילchâsîyl · locustH2625
• as the running to and froמַשָּׁקmashshâq · rushingH4944
• of locustsגֵּבgêb · locustH1357
• shall he runשָׁקַקshâqaq · to rushH8264

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:4

• Isaiah 33:23Your ship’s ropes (tackle) hang loose; They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then an abundance of spoil and plunder will be divided; Even the lame will take the plunder.
• 2 Kings 7:15They went after them to the Jordan, and all the road was entirely littered with clothing and equipment which the Arameans (Syrians) had thrown away when they hurriedly fled. And the messengers returned and told the king.
• 2 Chronicles 14:13Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that none of them were found alive; for they were destroyed before the Lord and His army. And they carried away a very large amount of spoil.
• 2 Chronicles 20:25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including equipment, garments, and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away; so much that they spent three days gathering the spoil.
• Joel 2:9They rush over the city, They run on the wall; They climb up into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And your spoil - The booty that the Assyrian army bad gathered in their march toward Jerusalem, and which would now be left by them to be collected by the Jews. Shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar - The grammatical construction here is such that this may admit of two interpretations. It may either mean, as the caterpillar or the locust is gathered; or it may mean, as the caterpillar gathers its spoil. It often occurred that in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The invaders' "spoil" shall be left behind by them in their flight, and the Jews shall gather it. caterpillar--rather, "the wingless locust"; as it gathers; the Hebrew word for "gathers" is properly used of the gathering of the fruits of harvest (Is 32:10). running to and fro--namely, in gathering harvest fruits. he--rather, "they." them--rather, "it," that is, the prey.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:4

• Locust

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Caterpillar
• Deep
• Fearfulness
• Fire
• Gallant
• Gebim
• Fall
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah

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