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Isaiah 33:15
15But some people can still live! Those who are honest in what they do and fair in what they say. Those who refuse to cheat other people so that they can become rich. Those who refuse to accept bribes. Those who will not listen to murderers, and who will not think about evil things.
Isaiah 33:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
- New International Version (NIV)Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
Context of Isaiah 33:15
13You people who live far away, listen to what I have done! You people who are near, understand that I am very strong.’ 14The sinners who live in Zion are afraid. The people who do not respect God shake with fear. They ask, ‘Who among us can stay alive? This is a fire that burns everything. Nobody can stop it from burning!’ But some people can still live! Those who are honest in what they do and fair in what they say. Those who refuse to cheat other people so that they can become rich. Those who refuse to accept bribes. Those who will not listen to murderers, and who will not think about evil things. 16People who are like that will live in a safe place. Danger will not reach them among the high rocks. They will always have food to eat, and plenty of water to drink. 17With your own eyes, you will see the king. He will be great and beautiful. You will see the land that he rules. It will reach far and wide.
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הֹלֵ֣ךְ צְדָק֔וֹת וְדֹבֵ֖ר מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים מֹאֵ֞ס בְּבֶ֣צַע מַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹת נֹעֵ֤ר כַּפָּיו֙ מִתְּמֹ֣ךְ בַּשֹּׁ֔חַד אֹטֵ֤ם אָזְנוֹ֙ מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַ דָּמִ֔ים וְעֹצֵ֥ם עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְא֥וֹת בְּרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He that walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- righteouslyצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- and speakethדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- uprightlyמֵישָׁרmêyshâr · uprightnessH4339
- he that despisethמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
- the gainבֶּ֫צַעbetsa‛ · unjust-gainH1215
- of oppressionsמַעֲשַׁקָּהma‛ăshaqqâh · oppressionH4642
- that shakethנָעַרnâ‛ar · to shakeH5287
- his handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
- from holdingתָּמַךְtâmak · to graspH8551
- of bribesשֹׁ֫חַדshachad · bribeH7810
- that stoppethאָטַם'âţam · shutH331
- his earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- from hearingשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- of bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- and shuttethעָצַם‛âtsam · to shut eyesH6105
- his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- from seeingרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
Cross-references for Isaiah 33:15
- Isaiah 56:1This is what the Lord says: ‘Always be fair and do what is right. Soon I will come to rescue you. I will do what is right for my people.
- Psalms 1:1If someone does not do what wicked people tell him to do, if he does not join with sinners, if he does not meet with those who laugh at God, God has blessed that person!
- Psalms 15:1Lord, who may stay with you, in your own home? Who may live there, on your holy hill?
- Psalms 24:4Only the person who does what is right, and who has pure thoughts. He does not worship idols and he does not make false promises.
- Psalms 26:1Lord, I always try to do what is right. I continue to trust you all the time. So please show that I am not guilty of wrong things.
- Psalms 106:3God has blessed the people who obey his commands. They always do what is right.
- Ezekiel 18:15He does not go up the mountains to eat the food of idols. He does not pray to the idols that other Israelites worship. He does not have sex with another man's wife.
- Malachi 2:6He taught my true message. He did not teach people anything that was bad. He lived in a good and honest way as he served me. He helped many people to stop doing wrong things.
- Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth obeyed God's commands and rules. God saw that they were righteous people. They did not do wrong things.
- Romans 2:7Some people continue patiently to do good things. They want to do what is right so that God will praise them. They want to live the kind of life which death will not spoil. God will cause people like that to live with him always.
- 1 John 3:7My little children, do not let anyone deceive you about sin. It is people who live in a good way that God accepts as right. In the same way, Jesus did only what is good and right.
- Nehemiah 5:7I thought carefully about what they had said. Then I said to the Jewish leaders and officers, ‘You are cheating your own people! You are taking back more money than you have lent to them.’ I told the Jews to come together for a big meeting.
- Job 31:13When my servants complain against me, I have always been fair to them.
- Luke 3:12In the crowd, there were men who took taxes from people. These men also wanted John to baptize them. They asked him, ‘Teacher, what should we do?’
- Luke 19:8Later, Zacchaeus stood up in front of everyone. He said to the Lord Jesus, ‘Listen, Master! I will give half of all the things that I have to poor people. I may have taken too much money from some people. I will give back to them four times as much as I took from them wrongly.’
- James 5:4But you have not paid the workers in your fields the money that you should have paid them. You have cheated them. Now they are shouting against you. The Lord of great power has heard them when they cry to him for help.
Commentaries on Isaiah 33:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15That stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood "Who stoppeth his ears to the proposal of bloodshed" - A MS. reads בדמים bedamim, "in blood."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He that walketh righteously - In this and the following verses the prophet presents, in contrast, the confidence and the security of the righteous. He first, in this verse, describes the characteristics of the righteous, and in the following verses their confidence in God, and their security and safety. The first characteristic of the righteous man is that he walks righteously; that is, he lives righteously; he does right. And speaketh uprightly - The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessing of salvation is freely bestowed on all that ask with humble, believing prayer; and the believer is safe in time and for ever. Those that walk uprightly shall not only have bread given, and their water sure, but they shall, by faith, see the King of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Living a righteous life shows that a person truly knows God (see Colossians 3:5–17; James 2:14–18; 1 Peter 1:14–16; 1 John 1:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. In contrast to the trembling "sinners in Zion" (Is 33:14), the righteous shall be secure amid all judgments; they are described according to the Old Testament standpoint of righteousness (Psa 15:2; 24:4). stoppeth ... ears ... eyes--"Rejoiceth not in iniquity" (1Co 13:6; contrast Is 29:20; Psa 10:3; Ro 1:32). The senses are avenues for the entrance of sin (Psa 119:37).Read the comment
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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
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