Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 33:15
15One who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly, who refuses unjust gain by extortion, who shakes his hands free of bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil.
Isaiah 33:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
- New International Version (NIV)Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He 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:
Context of Isaiah 33:15
13Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done, and you who are near, acknowledge My might.” 14Sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless: “Who among us can live with the consuming fire?” “Who among us can live with everlasting burnings?” One who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly, who refuses unjust gain by extortion, who shakes his hands free of bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil. 16He will dwell on the heights— his refuge will be an impregnable cliff. His bread will be provided, his water assured. 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. They will gaze at a far-distant land.
Read all of Isaiah 33Isaiah 33:15 word by word
הֹלֵ֣ךְ צְדָק֔וֹת וְדֹבֵ֖ר מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים מֹאֵ֞ס בְּבֶ֣צַע מַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹת נֹעֵ֤ר כַּפָּיו֙ מִתְּמֹ֣ךְ בַּשֹּׁ֔חַד אֹטֵ֤ם אָזְנוֹ֙ מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַ דָּמִ֔ים וְעֹצֵ֥ם עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְא֥וֹת בְּרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He that walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- righteouslyצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- and speakethדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- uprightlyמֵישָׁרmêyshâr · uprightnessH4339
- he that despisethמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
- the gainבֶּ֫צַעbetsa‛ · unjust-gainH1215
- of oppressionsמַעֲשַׁקָּהma‛ăshaqqâh · oppressionH4642
- that shakethנָעַרnâ‛ar · to shakeH5287
- his handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
- from holdingתָּמַךְtâmak · to graspH8551
- of bribesשֹׁ֫חַדshachad · bribeH7810
- that stoppethאָטַם'âţam · shutH331
- his earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- from hearingשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- of bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- and shuttethעָצַם‛âtsam · to shut eyesH6105
- his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- from seeingרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
Cross-references for Isaiah 33:15
- Isaiah 56:1Thus says Adonai: “Preserve justice, do righteousness. For My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
- Psalms 1:1Happy is the one who has not walked in the advice of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.
- Psalms 15:1A psalm of David. Adonai, who may dwell in Your tent? Who may live on Your holy mountain?
- Psalms 24:4One with clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.
- Psalms 26:1Of David. Vindicate me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity, and trusted in Adonai without wavering.
- Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who maintain justice, who do what is right at all times.
- Ezekiel 18:15He does not eat at mountain shrines, or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife,
- Malachi 2:6Instruction of truth was in his mouth. Injustice was not found on his lips. In shalom and uprightness he walked with Me, and he turned many from iniquity.
- Luke 1:6Together they were righteous before Adonai, walking without fault in all His commandments and instructions.
- Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good are seeking glory, honor, and immortality—eternal life.
- 1 John 3:7Children, let no one mislead you! The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Yeshua is righteous.
- Nehemiah 5:7I pondered them in my heart and then I opposed the nobles and the officials, saying to them, “Usury! Each of you is putting his brother in debt!” So I convened a great assembly to deal with them.
- Job 31:13“If I have denied justice to my male or female servant when they disputed with me,
- Luke 3:12Tax collectors also came to him to be immersed. “Teacher,” they said to him, “what should we do?”
- Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord. “Look, Master, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have somehow cheated anyone, I repay four times as much!”
- James 5:4Behold, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields—which you kept back by fraud—are crying out against you. And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Commentaries on Isaiah 33:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15That stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood "Who stoppeth his ears to the proposal of bloodshed" - A MS. reads בדמים bedamim, "in blood."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He that walketh righteously - In this and the following verses the prophet presents, in contrast, the confidence and the security of the righteous. He first, in this verse, describes the characteristics of the righteous, and in the following verses their confidence in God, and their security and safety. The first characteristic of the righteous man is that he walks righteously; that is, he lives righteously; he does right. And speaketh uprightly - The…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. 15Living a righteous life shows that a person truly knows God (see Colossians 3:5–17; James 2:14–18; 1 Peter 1:14–16; 1 John 1:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. In contrast to the trembling "sinners in Zion" (Is 33:14), the righteous shall be secure amid all judgments; they are described according to the Old Testament standpoint of righteousness (Psa 15:2; 24:4). stoppeth ... ears ... eyes--"Rejoiceth not in iniquity" (1Co 13:6; contrast Is 29:20; Psa 10:3; Ro 1:32). The senses are avenues for the entrance of sin (Psa 119:37).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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