New Living Translation
Isaiah 33:3
3The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. When you stand up, the nations flee!
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.
- New International Version (NIV)At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
- 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;
Context of Isaiah 33:3
1What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others but have never been destroyed yourselves. You betray others, but you have never been betrayed. When you are done destroying, you will be destroyed. When you are done betraying, you will be betrayed. 2But Lord, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strong arm each day and our salvation in times of trouble. The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. When you stand up, the nations flee! 4Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines, so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped! 5Though the Lord is very great and lives in heaven, he will make Jerusalem his home of justice and righteousness.
Read all of Isaiah 33Isaiah 33:3 word by word
מִקּ֣וֹל הָמ֔וֹן נָדְד֖וּ עַמִּ֑ים מֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָ נָפְצ֖וּ גּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 33:3
- Isaiah 10:13He boasts, “By my own powerful arm I have done this. With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. I have broken down the defenses of nations and carried off their treasures. I have knocked down their kings like a bull.
- Isaiah 17:12Listen! The armies of many nations roar like the roaring of the sea. Hear the thunder of the mighty forces as they rush forward like thundering waves.
- Isaiah 37:11You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?
- Psalms 46:6The nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble! God’s voice thunders, and 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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