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

18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 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. 21But there the glorious Yhwh will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 22For Yhwh is our judge, Yhwh is our lawgiver, Yhwh is our king; he will save 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

• 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 about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which Yhwh your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
• Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
• Psalms 125:1They that trust in Yhwh shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
• Psalms 128:5Yhwh shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
• Isaiah 37:33Therefore thus saith Yhwh concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
• Isaiah 54:2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
• Ezekiel 48:35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah-Shammah, Yhwh Is There.
• Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Assembly; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• Revelation 3:12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

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