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

1How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer, although you haven’t been destroyed. How horrible it will be for you, you traitor, although you haven’t been betrayed. When you’ve finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you’ve finished being a traitor, you will be betrayed. O Lord, have pity on us. We wait with hope for you. Be our strength in the morning. Yes, be our savior in times of trouble. 3People flee from the noise of ⌞your⌟ army. Nations scatter when you attack. 4You nations, your loot is gathered as grasshoppers harvest a crop. Like swarming locusts, people rush for your loot.

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 ⌞his people⌟ will say, “This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”
• Isaiah 26:8Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O Lord, ⌞as we follow⌟ the path of your guiding principles. We want to remember you and your name.
• Isaiah 30:18The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
• Psalms 27:13I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in this world of the living.
• Psalms 62:1My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.
• Psalms 123:2As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on the Lord our God until he has pity on us.
• Psalms 130:4But with you there is forgiveness so that you can be feared.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to anyone who seeks help from him.
• Hosea 14:2Return to the Lord, and say these things to him: “Forgive all our sins, and kindly receive us. Then we’ll praise you with our lips.
• Isaiah 25:4You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rain, and shade from the heat. (A tyrant’s breath is like a rainstorm against a wall,
• Exodus 14:27Moses stretched his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the Lord swept them into the sea.
• Psalms 25:3No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are unfaithful will be put to shame.
• Psalms 143:8Let me hear about your mercy in the morning, because I trust you. Let me know the way that I should go, because I long for you.
• Lamentations 3:23It is new every morning. His faithfulness is great.
• Isaiah 26:16O Lord, the people have come to you in trouble. They were humbled by oppression, by your discipline upon them.
• Psalms 37:39The victory for righteous people comes from the Lord. He is their fortress in times of trouble.

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