New King James Version
Isaiah 33:14
14The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”
Isaiah 33:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
- New International Version (NIV)The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?"
- New Living Translation (NLT)The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. Terror seizes the godless. “Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry. “Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”
Context of Isaiah 33:14
12And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire. 13Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.” The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” 15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: 16He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
Read all of Isaiah 33Isaiah 33:14 word by word
פָּחֲד֤וּ בְצִיּוֹן֙ חַטָּאִ֔ים אָחֲזָ֥ה רְעָדָ֖ה חֲנֵפִ֑ים מִ֣י׀ יָג֣וּר לָ֗נוּ אֵ֚שׁ אוֹכֵלָ֔ה מִי־יָג֥וּר לָ֖נוּ מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The sinnersחַטָּאchaţţâ' · sinnerH2400
- in Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- are afraidפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
- fearfulnessרְעַדָהra‛ad re‛âdâh · tremblingH7461
- hath surprisedאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
- the hypocritesחָנֵףchânêph · profaneH2611
- Who among us shall dwellגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
- with the devouringאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- with everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- burningsמוֹקֵדmôqêd · burningH4168
Cross-references for Isaiah 33:14
- Isaiah 7:2And it was told to the house of David, saying, “Syria’s forces are deployed in Ephraim.” So his heart and the heart of his people were moved as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind.
- Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
- Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,
- Isaiah 30:8Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever:
- Numbers 17:12So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish!
- Job 15:21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.
- Psalms 53:5There they are in great fear Where no fear was, For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; You have put them to shame, Because God has despised them.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
- Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
- Isaiah 9:17Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Matthew 22:12So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
- Matthew 24:51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Isaiah 5:24Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 29:6You will be punished by the Lord of hosts With thunder and earthquake and great noise, With storm and tempest And the flame of devouring fire.
Commentaries on Isaiah 33:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The sinners in Zion are afraid - Zion has been generally considered as a type of the Church of God. Now all the members of God's Church should be holy, and given to good works; sinners in Zion, therefore, are portentous beings! but, alas! where are they not? The Targum on this verse is worthy of notice: "The sinners in Zion are broken down; fear hath seized the ungodly, who are suffering for their ways. They say, Who among us shall dwell in Zion, where…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The sinners in Zion are afraid - This verse is evidently designed to describe the alarm that was produced in Jerusalem on impenitent sinners and hypocrites by a view of the judgment of God on the army of Sennacherib. They would see his wrath on his enemies then, and in view of the terrors of his indignation in relation to that army they would be alarmed, and would ask how it would be possible for them to endure such wrath forever. If the effect of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The godless were people who lived without considering God and his laws. The image of a consuming fire comes from God’s judgment of wrongdoers during the wilderness journey (Exodus 24:17; Deuteronomy 4:24). God still expects people to worship him with respect and awe (Hebrews 12:29).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. sinners in Zion--false professors of religion among the elect people (Mt 22:12). hypocrites--rather, "the profane"; "the abandoned" [Horsley]. who, &c.--If Jehovah's wrath could thus consume such a host in one night, who could abide it, if continued for ever (Mr 9:46-48)? Fire is a common image for the divine judgments (Is 29:6; 30:30). among us--If such awful judgments have fallen on those who knew not the true God, how infinitely worse shall fall on…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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