Isaiah 33
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Judgment of God
1WoeH1945 1to you, O destroyerH7703, While you were not destroyedH7703; And he 2who is treacherousH898, while others did not dealH898 treacherouslyH898 with him. As soon as you finishH8552 destroyingH7703, 3you will be destroyedH7703; As soon as you ceaseH5239 to dealH898 treacherouslyH898, others will 4dealH898 treacherouslyH898 with you.2O LordH3068, 5be graciousH2603 to us; we have 6waitedH6960 for You. Be 7their 89strengthH2220 every morningH1242, Our salvationH3444 alsoH637 in the 10timeH6256 of distressH6869.3At the soundH6963 of the tumultH1995 11peoplesH5971 fleeH5074; At the 12liftingH7427 up of Yourself nationsH1471 disperseH5310.4Your spoilH7998 is gatheredH622 as the caterpillarH2625 gathersH625; As locustsH1361 rushingH4944 aboutH4944 men rushH8264 aboutH8264 on it.5The LordH3068 is 13exaltedH7682, for He dwellsH7931 on highH4791; He has 14filledH4390 ZionH6726 with justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666.6And He will be the 1516stabilityH530 of your timesH6256, A 17wealthH2633 of salvationH3444, wisdomH2451 and 18knowledgeH1847; The 19fearH3374 of the LordH3068 is his treasureH214.7BeholdH2005, their braveH691 menH691 cryH6817 in 20the streetsH2351, The 2122ambassadorsH4397 of peaceH7965 weepH1058 bitterlyH4751.8The highwaysH4546 are desolateH8074, 23the 24travelerH5674 has ceasedH7673, He has 25brokenH6565 the covenantH1285, he has despisedH3988 the citiesH5892, He has noH3808 regardH2803 for manH582.926The landH776 mournsH56 and pinesH535 awayH535, 27LebanonH3844 is shamedH2659 and withersH7060; 28SharonH8289 is like a desertH6160 plainH6160, And BashanH1316 and CarmelH3760 29loseH5287 their foliage.10“NowH6258 30I will ariseH6965,” saysH559 the LordH3068, “NowH6258 I will be exaltedH7426, nowH6258 I will be liftedH5375 up.11You have 31conceivedH2029 32chaffH2842, you will giveH3205 birthH3205 to stubbleH7179; 33My 34breathH7307 will consumeH398 you like a fireH784.12The peoplesH5971 will be burnedH4955 to limeH7875, 35Like cutH3683 thornsH6975 which are burnedH3341 in the fireH784.
13“You whoH7350 are farH7350 awayH7350, 36hearH8085 whatH834 I have doneH6213; And you whoH7138 are nearH7138, 37acknowledgeH3045 My mightH1369.”1438SinnersH2400 in ZionH6726 are terrifiedH6342; 39TremblingH7461 has seizedH270 the godlessH2611. “WhoH4310 among us can liveH1481 with 40the consumingH398 fireH784? WhoH4310 among us can liveH1481 with 41continualH5769 42burningH4168?”15He who 43walksH1980 righteouslyH6666 and speaksH1696 with sincerityH4339, He who rejectsH3988 44unjustH1215H4642 gainH1215 And shakesH5287 his handsH3709 soH4480 that they holdH8551 noH4480 bribeH7810; He who stopsH331 his earsH241 from hearingH8085 about bloodshedH1818 And 45shutsH6105 his eyesH5869 from lookingH7200 upon evilH7451;16He will dwellH7931 on the heightsH4791, 46His refugeH4869 will be the 47impregnableH4679 rockH5553; 48His breadH3899 will be givenH5414 him, His waterH4325 will be sureH539.
17Your eyesH5869 will seeH2372 49the KingH4428 in His beautyH3308; They will beholdH7200 50a far-distantH4801 landH776.18Your heartH3820 will meditateH1897 on 51terrorH367: “WhereH346 is 52he who countsH5608? WhereH346 is he who weighsH8254? WhereH346 is he who countsH5608 the towersH4026?”19You will noH3808 longer seeH7200 a fierceH3267 peopleH5971, A peopleH5971 of 5354unintelligibleH6012 speechH8193 55which noH4480 one comprehendsH8085, Of a stammeringH3932 tongueH3956 56which noH369 oneH369 understandsH998.2057LookH2372 upon ZionH6726, the cityH7151 of our appointedH4150 feastsH4150; Your eyesH5869 will seeH7200 JerusalemH3389, an 58undisturbedH7600 habitationH5116, 59A tentH168 which will not be foldedH6813; Its stakesH3489 will neverH1077H5331 be pulledH5265 up, NorH1077 anyH3605 of its cordsH2256 be tornH5423 apartH5423.21But thereH8033 the majesticH117 One, the LordH3068, will be for us A placeH4725 of 60riversH5104 and wideH7342 canalsH2975 On which noH1077 boatH590 with oarsH7885 will goH1980, And on which noH3808 mightyH117 shipH6716 will passH5674--22For the LordH3068 is our 61judgeH8199, The LordH3068 is 62our lawgiverH2710, The LordH3068 is 63our kingH4428; 64He will saveH3467 us--23Your tackleH2256 hangsH5203 slackH5203; It cannotH1077 holdH2388 the baseH3653 of its mastH8650 firmlyH2388, NorH1077 spreadH6566 out the sailH5251. ThenH227 the 65preyH5706 of an abundantH4766 spoilH7998 will be dividedH2505; 66The lameH6455 will takeH962 the plunderH957.24And noH1077 residentH7934 will sayH559, “I am 67sickH2470”; The peopleH5971 who dwellH3427 68there will be 69forgivenH5375 their iniquityH5771.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 33:1 Is 10:6; 21:2 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 33:1 Is 24:16; 48:8 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 33:1 Is 10:12; 14:25; 31:8; Hab 2:8 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 33:1 Jer 25:12-14; Matt 7:2 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 33:2 Is 30:18, 19 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 33:2 Is 25:9 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 33:2 Some versions read our ↩
- 8. Isaiah 33:2 Lit arm ↩
- 9. Isaiah 33:2 Is 40:10; 51:5; 59:16 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 33:2 Is 37:3 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 33:3 Is 17:13; 21:15 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 33:3 Is 10:33; 17:13; 59:16-18; Jer 25:30, 31 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 33:5 Ps 97:9 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 33:5 Is 1:26; 28:6; 32:16 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 33:6 Or faithfulness ↩
- 16. Isaiah 33:6 Is 33:20 ↩
- 17. Isaiah 33:6 Is 45:17; 51:6 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 33:6 Is 11:9 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 33:6 2 Kin 18:7; Ps 112:1-3; Is 11:3; Matt 6:33 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 33:7 Lit the outside ↩
- 21. Isaiah 33:7 Lit messengers ↩
- 22. Isaiah 33:7 2 Kin 18:18, 37 ↩
- 23. Isaiah 33:8 Lit he who passes along the way ↩
- 24. Isaiah 33:8 Is 35:8 ↩
- 25. Isaiah 33:8 Is 24:5 ↩
- 26. Isaiah 33:9 Is 3:26; 24:4; 29:2 ↩
- 27. Isaiah 33:9 Is 2:13; 10:34 ↩
- 28. Isaiah 33:9 Is 35:2; 65:10 ↩
- 29. Isaiah 33:9 Lit shake off ↩
- 30. Isaiah 33:10 Ps 12:5; Is 2:19, 21 ↩
- 31. Isaiah 33:11 Ps 7:14; Is 26:18; 59:4; James 1:15 ↩
- 32. Isaiah 33:11 Lit dry grass ↩
- 33. Isaiah 33:11 So one ancient version; M.T. reads Your breath will ↩
- 34. Isaiah 33:11 Is 1:31 ↩
- 35. Isaiah 33:12 2 Sam 23:6, 7; Is 10:17; 27:4 ↩
- 36. Isaiah 33:13 Ps 48:10; Is 49:1 ↩
- 37. Isaiah 33:13 Lit know ↩
- 38. Isaiah 33:14 Is 1:28 ↩
- 39. Isaiah 33:14 Is 32:11 ↩
- 40. Isaiah 33:14 Is 30:27, 30; Heb 12:29 ↩
- 41. Isaiah 33:14 Lit everlasting ↩
- 42. Isaiah 33:14 Is 9:18, 19; 10:16; 47:14 ↩
- 43. Isaiah 33:15 Ps 15:2; 24:4; Is 58:6-11 ↩
- 44. Isaiah 33:15 Lit gain of extortioners ↩
- 45. Isaiah 33:15 Ps 119:37 ↩
- 46. Isaiah 33:16 Is 25:4 ↩
- 47. Isaiah 33:16 Lit stronghold of rock ↩
- 48. Isaiah 33:16 Is 49:10 ↩
- 49. Isaiah 33:17 Is 6:5; 24:23; 33:21, 22 ↩
- 50. Isaiah 33:17 Is 26:15 ↩
- 51. Isaiah 33:18 Is 17:14 ↩
- 52. Isaiah 33:18 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
- 53. Isaiah 33:19 Lit deepness of lip ↩
- 54. Isaiah 33:19 Deut 28:49, 50; Is 28:11; Jer 5:15 ↩
- 55. Isaiah 33:19 Lit from hearing ↩
- 56. Isaiah 33:19 Lit there is no understanding ↩
- 57. Isaiah 33:20 Ps 48:12 ↩
- 58. Isaiah 33:20 Ps 46:5; 125:1, 2; Is 32:18 ↩
- 59. Isaiah 33:20 Is 54:2 ↩
- 60. Isaiah 33:21 Is 41:18; 43:19, 20; 48:18; 66:12 ↩
- 61. Isaiah 33:22 Is 2:4; 11:4; 16:5; 51:5 ↩
- 62. Isaiah 33:22 Is 1:10; 51:4, 7; James 4:12 ↩
- 63. Isaiah 33:22 Ps 89:18; Is 33:17; Zech 9:9 ↩
- 64. Isaiah 33:22 Is 25:9; 35:4; 49:25, 26; 60:16 ↩
- 65. Isaiah 33:23 2 Kin 7:16 ↩
- 66. Isaiah 33:23 2 Kin 7:8; Is 35:6 ↩
- 67. Isaiah 33:24 Is 30:26; 58:8; Jer 30:17 ↩
- 68. Isaiah 33:24 Lit in it ↩
- 69. Isaiah 33:24 Is 40:2; 44:22; Jer 50:20; Mic 7:18, 19; 1 John 1:7-9 ↩
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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