Isaiah 33:20

Isaiah 33:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
• New International Version (NIV)Look on Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home, A tabernacle that will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be removed, Nor will any of its cords be broken.

Context of Isaiah 33:20

18Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves, “Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?” 19You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand. Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two. 21Instead the Lord will rule there as our mighty king. Rivers and wide streams will flow through it; no war galley will enter; no large ships will sail through. 22For the Lord, our ruler, the Lord, our commander, the Lord, our king – he will deliver us.

Isaiah 33:20 word by word

חֲזֵ֣ה צִיּ֔וֹן קִרְיַ֖ת מֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּ עֵינֶיךָ֩ תִרְאֶ֨ינָה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם נָוֶ֣ה שַׁאֲנָ֗ן אֹ֤הֶל בַּל־יִצְעָן֙ בַּל־יִסַּ֤ע יְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ לָנֶ֔צַח וְכָל־חֲבָלָ֖יו בַּל־יִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lookחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• upon Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• the cityקִרְיָהqiryâh · townH7151
• of our solemnitiesמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: festivalH4150
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• a quietשַׁאֲנָןsha'ănân · secureH7600
• habitationנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
• a tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• shall not be taken downצָעַןtsâ‛an · to moveH6813
• not one of the stakesיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• thereof shall everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• be removedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• neither shall any of the cordsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• thereof be brokenנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:20

• Psalms 48:12Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
• Psalms 78:68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.
• Psalms 46:5God lives within it, it cannot be moved. God rescues it at the break of dawn.
• Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
• Psalms 128:5May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,
• Isaiah 37:33So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city, nor will he shoot an arrow here. He will not attack it with his shielded warriors, nor will he build siege works against it.
• Isaiah 54:2Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.
• Ezekiel 48:35The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’”
• Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
• Revelation 3:12The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from my God), and my new name as well.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Look upon Zion "Thou shalt see Zion" - For חזה chazeh, "see," read תחזה techezeh, "thou shalt see," with the Chaldee. - Houbigant. At the end of this verse we find in the Masoretic Bibles this note, הספר חצי chatsi hassepher, "the middle of the book;" that is the middle of the book of Isaiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Look upon Zion - Lowth renders this, Thou shalt see Zion,‘ by Changing the Hebrew text in conformity with the Chaldee. There is no doubt that this accords with the sense of the passage, but there is no authority for the change It stands in contrast with what had been said in Isaiah 33:19. There, the prophet had said that they should no more see those foreign armies that were coming to invade them. Here he directs them to look upon Zion, implying that they…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. 17-24This vision is about God’s reign in Zion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. solemnities--solemn assemblies at the great feasts (see on Is 30:29; Psa 42:4; Psa 48:12). not ... taken down ... removed--image from captives "removed" from their land (Is 36:17). There shall be no more "taking away" to an enemy's land. Or else, from nomads living in shifting tents. The saints, who sojourned once in tabernacles as pilgrims, shall have a "building of God--eternal in the heavens" (2Co 5:1; He 11:9, 10; compare Is 54:2). stakes--driven…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:20

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Zion

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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