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 to you, destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you. Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress. 3At the sound of a roar, peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself, nations disperse. 4Your plunder is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; Like an infestation of locusts, people storm it.

Isaiah 33:2 word by word

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

• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• beחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• waitedקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• strengthזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• Our salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• alsoאַף'aph · alsoH637
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:2

• Isaiah 25:9And it will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let’s rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• Isaiah 26:8Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, and remembering You, is the desire of our souls.
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
• Psalms 27:13I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.
• Psalms 62:1My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation.
• Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a female servant to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He is gracious to us.
• Psalms 130:4But there is forgiveness with You, So that You may be revered.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who await Him, To the person who seeks Him.
• Hosea 14:2Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all guilt And receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips.
• Isaiah 25:4For You have been a stronghold for the helpless, A stronghold for the poor in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.
• Exodus 14:27So Moses reached out with his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing right into it; then the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
• Psalms 25:3Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
• Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
• Lamentations 3:23They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them.
• Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time 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