Isaiah 33:1-14

1Woe, you destroyer never destroyed, you traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, they will betray you.

2Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for you. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

3The peoples flee at the thunderous noise; the nations scatter when you rise in your majesty.

4Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered; people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.

5The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

6There will be times of security for you — a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.

7Listen! Their warriors cry loudly in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. An agreement has been broken, cities despised, and human life disregarded.

9The land mourns and withers; Lebanon is ashamed and wilted. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

10“Now I will rise up,” says the Lord. “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.

11You will conceive chaff; you will give birth to stubble. Your breath is fire that will consume you.

12The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and burned in a fire.

13You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, know my strength.”

14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling seizes the ungodly: “Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”