Isaiah 33:2

Isaiah 33:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, be gracious to us; We have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Context of Isaiah 33:2

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. Lord, 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.

Isaiah 33:2 word by word

יְהוָ֥ה חָנֵּ֖נוּ לְךָ֣ קִוִּ֑ינוּ הֱיֵ֤ה זְרֹעָם֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים אַף־יְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּ בְּעֵ֥ת צָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• be graciousחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• unto us; we have waitedקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• for thee: be thou their armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• our salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• also in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:2

• Isaiah 25:9On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, we wait for you in the path of your judgments. Our desire is for your name and renown.
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
• Psalms 27:13I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.
• Psalms 62:1I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
• Psalms 123:2Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand, like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand, so our eyes are on the Lord our God until he shows us favor.
• Psalms 130:4But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be revered.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
• Hosea 14:2Take words of repentance with you and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Forgive all our iniquity and accept what is good, so that we may repay you with praise from our lips.
• Isaiah 25:4For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. When the breath of the violent is like a storm against a wall,
• Exodus 14:27So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal depth. While the Egyptians were trying to escape from it, the Lord threw them into the sea.
• Psalms 25:3No one who waits for you will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced.
• Psalms 143:8Let me experience your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in you. Reveal to me the way I should go because I appeal to you.
• Lamentations 3:23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.
• Psalms 37:39The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, their refuge in a time of distress.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Be thou their arm every morning "Be thou our strength every morning" - For זרעם zeroam, their arm, the Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate read זרענו zeroenu, our arm, in the first person of the pronoun, not the third: the edition of Felix Pratensis has זרעתינו zerootheynu in the margin. The prophet is here praying against the enemies of God's people; and yet this part of the prayer seems to be in their behalf: but from the above authorities it appears that Our…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O Lord - This is a solemn prayer to Yahweh, made by the Jews in the apprehension of the invasion of the Assyrian. It is not meant that this prayer was actually offered, but it is a prophetic representation indicating the alarm of the Jews at his approach, and their disposition to throw themselves upon the mercy of God. We have waited for thee - That is, we have looked for deliverance from this threatened invasion from thy hand (compare the note at Isaiah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The faithful community prayed for God to be merciful in response to the promise of Isaiah 30:18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. us; we ... their ... our--He speaks interceding for His people, separating himself in thought for a moment from them, and immediately returns to his natural identification with them in the word "our." every morning--each day as it dawns, especially during our danger, as the parallel "time of trouble" shows.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Arm
• Faith
• Prayer
• Waiting

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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