New International Version
Isaiah 33:3
3At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
Isaiah 33:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered,
- New King James Version (NKJV)At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
- New Living Translation (NLT)The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. When you stand up, the nations flee!
Context of Isaiah 33:3
1Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed. 2Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress. At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter. 4Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it. 5The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.
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מִקּ֣וֹל הָמ֔וֹן נָדְד֖וּ עַמִּ֑ים מֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָ נָפְצ֖וּ גּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 33:3
- Isaiah 10:13For he says: “ ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.
- Isaiah 17:12Woe to the many nations that rage— they rage like the raging sea! Woe to the peoples who roar— they roar like the roaring of great waters!
- Isaiah 37:11Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?
- Psalms 46:6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
Commentaries on Isaiah 33:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3At the noise of the tumult "From thy terrible voice" - For המון hamon, "multitude," the Septuagint and Syriac read אמיך amica, "terrible," whom I follow.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3At the noise of the tumult - Lowth supposes that this is addressed by the prophet in the name of God, or rather by God himself to the Assyrian, and that it means that notwithstanding the terror which he had caused the invaded countries, he would himself fall and become an easy prey to those whom he intended to subdue. But probably it should be regarded as a part of the address which the Jews made to Yahweh Isaiah 33:2, and the word tumult‘ - המון hâmôn…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the tumult--the approach of Jehovah is likened to an advancing thunderstorm (Is 29:6; 30:27), which is His voice (Re 1:15), causing the people to "flee." nation--the Assyrian levies.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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