Isaiah 33

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Isaiah 33

The Judgment of God

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Woe ^(A)to you, O destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he ^(B)who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, ^(C)you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will ^(D)deal treacherously with you.

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O Lord, ^(E)be gracious to us; we have ^(F)waited for You.
Be ^(a)their ^(b)^(G)strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the ^(H)time of distress.

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At the sound of the tumult ^(I)peoples flee;
At the ^(J)lifting up of Yourself nations disperse.

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Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.

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The Lord is ^(K)exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has ^(L)filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

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And He will be the ^(c)^(M)stability of your times,
A ^(N)wealth of salvation, wisdom and ^(O)knowledge;
The ^(P)fear of the Lord is his treasure.

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Behold, their brave men cry in ^(d)the streets,
The ^(e)^(Q)ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

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The highways are desolate, ^(f)the ^(R)traveler has ceased,
He has ^(S)broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for man.

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^(T)The land mourns and pines away,
^(U)Lebanon is shamed and withers;
^(V)Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel ^(g)lose their foliage.

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“Now ^(W)I will arise,” says the Lord,
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.

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“You have ^(X)conceived ^(h)chaff, you will give birth to stubble;
⁽ⁱ⁾My ^(Y)breath will consume you like a fire.

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“The peoples will be burned to lime,
^(Z)Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

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“You who are far away, ^(AA)hear what I have done;
And you who are near, ^(j)acknowledge My might.”

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^(AB)Sinners in Zion are terrified;
^(AC)Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with ^(AD)the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with ^(k)continual ^(AE)burning?”

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He who ^(AF)walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects ^(l)unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And ^(AG)shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

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He will dwell on the heights,
^(AH)His refuge will be the ^(m)impregnable rock;
^(AI)His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

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Your eyes will see ^(AJ)the King in His beauty;
They will behold ^(AK)a far-distant land.

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Your heart will meditate on ^(AL)terror:
“Where is ^(AM)he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”

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You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of ⁽ⁿ⁾^(AN)unintelligible speech ^(o)which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue ^(p)which no one understands.

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^(AO)Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an ^(AP)undisturbed habitation,
^(AQ)A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.

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But there the majestic One, the Lord, will be for us
A place of ^(AR)rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass—

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For the Lord is our ^(AS)judge,
The Lord is ^(AT)our lawgiver,
The Lord is ^(AU)our king;
^(AV)He will save us—

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Your tackle hangs slack;
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the ^(AW)prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
^(AX)The lame will take the plunder.

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And no resident will say, “I am ^(AY)sick”;
The people who dwell ^(q)there will be ^(AZ)forgiven their iniquity.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 33:2: ['Some versions read ', our]

b. Isaiah 33:2: ['Lit ', arm]

c. Isaiah 33:6: ['Or ', faithfulness]

d. Isaiah 33:7: ['Lit ', the outside]

e. Isaiah 33:7: ['Lit ', messengers]

f. Isaiah 33:8: ['Lit ', he who passes along the way]

g. Isaiah 33:9: ['Lit ', shake off]

h. Isaiah 33:11: ['Lit ', dry grass]

i. Isaiah 33:11: ['So one ancient version; M.T. reads ', Your breath will]

j. Isaiah 33:13: ['Lit ', know]

k. Isaiah 33:14: ['Lit ', everlasting]

l. Isaiah 33:15: ['Lit ', gain of extortioners]

m. Isaiah 33:16: ['Lit ', stronghold of rock]

n. Isaiah 33:19: ['Lit ', deepness of lip]

o. Isaiah 33:19: ['Lit ', from hearing]

p. Isaiah 33:19: ['Lit ', there is no understanding]

q. Isaiah 33:24: ['Lit ', in it]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 33:1: Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 21:2

B. Isaiah 33:1: Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 48:8

C. Isaiah 33:1: Isaiah 10:12; Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 31:8; Habakkuk 2:8

D. Isaiah 33:1: Jeremiah 25:12-14; Matthew 7:2

E. Isaiah 33:2: Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 30:19

F. Isaiah 33:2: Isaiah 25:9

G. Isaiah 33:2: Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 59:16

H. Isaiah 33:2: Isaiah 37:3

I. Isaiah 33:3: Isaiah 17:13; Isaiah 21:15

J. Isaiah 33:3: Isaiah 10:33; Isaiah 17:13; Isaiah 59:16-18; Jeremiah 25:30; Jeremiah 25:31

K. Isaiah 33:5: Psalm 97:9

L. Isaiah 33:5: Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 28:6; Isaiah 32:16

M. Isaiah 33:6: Isaiah 33:20

N. Isaiah 33:6: Isaiah 45:17; Isaiah 51:6

O. Isaiah 33:6: Isaiah 11:9

P. Isaiah 33:6: Psalm 112:1-3; Isaiah 11:3; Matthew 6:33

R. Isaiah 33:8: Isaiah 35:8

S. Isaiah 33:8: Isaiah 24:5

T. Isaiah 33:9: Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 24:4; Isaiah 29:2

U. Isaiah 33:9: Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 10:34

V. Isaiah 33:9: Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 65:10

W. Isaiah 33:10: Psalm 12:5; Isaiah 2:19; Isaiah 2:21

X. Isaiah 33:11: Psalm 7:14; Isaiah 26:18; Isaiah 59:4; James 1:15

Y. Isaiah 33:11: Isaiah 1:31

Z. Isaiah 33:12: 2 Samuel 23:6; 2 Samuel 23:7; Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 27:4

AA. Isaiah 33:13: Psalm 48:10; Isaiah 49:1

AB. Isaiah 33:14: Isaiah 1:28

AC. Isaiah 33:14: Isaiah 32:11

AD. Isaiah 33:14: Isaiah 30:27; Isaiah 30:30; Hebrews 12:29

AE. Isaiah 33:14: Isaiah 9:18; Isaiah 9:19; Isaiah 10:16; Isaiah 47:14

AF. Isaiah 33:15: Psalm 15:2; Psalm 24:4; Isaiah 58:6-11

AG. Isaiah 33:15: Psalm 119:37

AH. Isaiah 33:16: Isaiah 25:4

AI. Isaiah 33:16: Isaiah 49:10

AJ. Isaiah 33:17: Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 33:21; Isaiah 33:22

AK. Isaiah 33:17: Isaiah 26:15

AL. Isaiah 33:18: Isaiah 17:14

AM. Isaiah 33:18: 1 Corinthians 1:20

AN. Isaiah 33:19: Deuteronomy 28:49; Deuteronomy 28:50; Isaiah 28:11; Jeremiah 5:15

AO. Isaiah 33:20: Psalm 48:12

AP. Isaiah 33:20: Psalm 46:5; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 125:2; Isaiah 32:18

AQ. Isaiah 33:20: Isaiah 54:2

AR. Isaiah 33:21: Isaiah 41:18; Isaiah 43:19; Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 48:18; Isaiah 66:12

AS. Isaiah 33:22: Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 51:5

AT. Isaiah 33:22: Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 51:4; Isaiah 51:7; James 4:12

AU. Isaiah 33:22: Psalm 89:18; Isaiah 33:17; Zechariah 9:9

AV. Isaiah 33:22: Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 49:25; Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 60:16

AX. Isaiah 33:23: Isaiah 35:6

AY. Isaiah 33:24: Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 58:8; Jeremiah 30:17

AZ. Isaiah 33:24: Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 44:22; Jeremiah 50:20; Micah 7:18; Micah 7:19; 1 John 1:7-9