Isa.33.1
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Isa.33.1
Doom to you, Destroyer, not yet destroyed; And doom to you, Betrayer, not yet betrayed. When you finish destroying, your turn will come--destroyed! When you quit betraying, your turn will come--betrayed!
Isa.33.1
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
Isa.33.1
Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You will be plundered; When you make an end of dealing treacherously, They will deal treacherously with you.
Isa.33.1
Destruction is certain for you Assyrians, who have destroyed everything around you but have never felt destruction yourselves. You expect others to respect their promises to you, while you betray your promises to them. Now you, too, will be betrayed and destroyed!
Isa.33.2
O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Isa.33.2
GOD, treat us kindly. You're our only hope. First thing in the morning, be there for us! When things go bad, help us out!
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O LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
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O LORD, be gracious to us; We have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
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But LORD, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strength each day and our salvation in times of trouble.
Isa.33.3
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Isa.33.3
You spoke in thunder and everyone ran. You showed up and nations scattered.
Isa.33.3
At the thunder of your voice, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
Isa.33.3
At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
Isa.33.3
The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. When you stand up, the nations flee!
Isa.33.4
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
Isa.33.4
Your people, for a change, got in on the loot, picking the field clean of the enemy spoils.
Isa.33.4
Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts men pounce on it.
Isa.33.4
And Your plunder shall be gathered Like the gathering of the caterpillar; As the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them.
Isa.33.4
Just as locusts strip the fields and vines, so Jerusalem will strip the fallen army of Assyria!
Isa.33.5
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
Isa.33.5
GOD is supremely esteemed. His center holds. Zion brims over with all that is just and right.
Isa.33.5
The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.
Isa.33.5
The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
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Though the LORD is very great and lives in heaven, he will make Jerusalem his home of justice and righteousness.
Isa.33.6
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isa.33.6
GOD keeps your days stable and secure--salvation, wisdom, and knowledge in surplus, and best of all, Zion's treasure, Fear-of-GOD.
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He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
Isa.33.6
Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the LORD is His treasure.
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In that day he will be your sure foundation, providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
Isa.33.7
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Isa.33.7
But look! Listen! Tough men weep openly. Peacemaking diplomats are in bitter tears.
Isa.33.7
Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
Isa.33.7
Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside, The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
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But now your ambassadors weep in bitter disappointment, for Assyria has refused their petition for peace.
Isa.33.8
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Isa.33.8
The roads are empty--not a soul out on the streets. The peace treaty is broken, its conditions violated, its signers reviled.
Isa.33.8
The highways are deserted, no travelers are on the roads. The treaty is broken, its witnesses are despised, no one is respected.
Isa.33.8
The highways lie waste, The traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man.
Isa.33.8
Your roads are deserted; no one travels them anymore. The Assyrians have broken their peace pact and care nothing for the promises they made before witnesses. They have no respect for anyone.
Isa.33.9
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Isa.33.9
The very ground under our feet mourns, the Lebanon mountains hang their heads, Flowering Sharon is a weed-choked gully, and the forests of Bashan and Carmel? Bare branches.
Isa.33.9
The land mourns and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
Isa.33.9
The earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Isa.33.9
All the land of Israel is in trouble. Lebanon has been destroyed. The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness. Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
Isa.33.10
Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Isa.33.10
"Now I'm stepping in," GOD says. "From now on, I'm taking over. The gloves come off. Now see how mighty I am.
Isa.33.10
"Now will I arise," says the LORD. "Now will I be exalted; now will I be lifted up.
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"Now I will rise," says the LORD; "Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up.
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But the LORD says: "I will stand up and show my power and might.
Isa.33.11
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
Isa.33.11
There's nothing to you. Pregnant with chaff, you produce straw babies; full of hot air, you self-destruct.
Isa.33.11
You conceive chaff, you give birth to straw; your breath is a fire that consumes you.
Isa.33.11
You shall conceive chaff, You shall bring forth stubble; Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
Isa.33.11
You Assyrians will gain nothing by all your efforts. Your own breath will turn to fire and kill you.
Isa.33.12
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Isa.33.12
You're good for nothing but fertilizer and fuel. Earth to earth--and the sooner the better.
Isa.33.12
The peoples will be burned as if to lime; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze."
Isa.33.12
And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.
Isa.33.12
Your people will be burned up completely, like thorns cut down and tossed in a fire.
Isa.33.13
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
Isa.33.13
"If you're far away, get the reports on what I've done, And if you're in the neighborhood, pay attention to my record.
Isa.33.13
You who are far away, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge my power!
Isa.33.13
Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might."
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Listen to what I have done, you nations far away! And you that are near, acknowledge my might!"
Isa.33.14
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?
Isa.33.14
The sinners in Zion are rightly terrified; the godless are at their wit's end: "Who among us can survive this firestorm? Who of us can get out of this purge with our lives?'"
Isa.33.14
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?"
Isa.33.14
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?"
Isa.33.14
The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. "Which one of us," they cry, "can live here in the presence of this all-consuming fire?"
Isa.33.15
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;
Isa.33.15
The answer's simple: Live right, speak the truth, despise exploitation, refuse bribes, reject violence, avoid evil amusements.
Isa.33.15
He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil-
Isa.33.15
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:
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The ones who can live here are those who are honest and fair, who reject making a profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong.
Isa.33.16
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Isa.33.16
This is how you raise your standard of living! A safe and stable way to live. A nourishing, satisfying way to live.
Isa.33.16
this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.
Isa.33.16
He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
Isa.33.16
These are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress of safety. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.
Isa.33.17
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Isa.33.17
Oh, you'll see the king--a beautiful sight! And you'll take in the wide vistas of land.
Isa.33.17
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
Isa.33.17
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off.
Isa.33.17
Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor, and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
Isa.33.18
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Isa.33.18
In your mind you'll go over the old terrors: "What happened to that Assyrian inspector who condemned and confiscated? And the one who gouged us of taxes? And that cheating moneychanger?"
Isa.33.18
In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror: "Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?"
Isa.33.18
Your heart will meditate on terror: "Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?"
Isa.33.18
You will think back to this time of terror when the Assyrian officers outside your walls counted your towers and estimated how much plunder they would get from your fallen city.
Isa.33.19
Thou 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.
Isa.33.19
Gone! Out of sight forever! Their insolence nothing now but a fading stain on the carpet! No more putting up with a language you can't understand, no more sounds of gibberish in your ears.
Isa.33.19
You will see those arrogant people no more, those people of an obscure speech, with their strange, incomprehensible tongue.
Isa.33.19
You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.
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But soon they will all be gone. These fierce, violent people with a strange, unknown language will disappear.
Isa.33.20
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.
Isa.33.20
Just take a look at Zion, will you? Centering our worship in festival feasts! Feast your eyes on Jerusalem, a quiet and permanent place to live. No more pulling up stakes and moving on, no more patched-together lean-tos.
Isa.33.20
Look upon 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.
Isa.33.20
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.
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Instead, you will see Zion as a place of worship and celebration. You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
Isa.33.21
But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
Isa.33.21
Instead, GOD! GOD majestic, God himself the place in a country of broad rivers and streams, But rivers blocked to invading ships, off--limits to predatory pirates.
Isa.33.21
There the LORD will be our Mighty One. It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams. No galley with oars will ride them, no mighty ship will sail them.
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But there the majestic LORD will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, In which no galley with oars will sail, Nor majestic ships pass by
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The LORD will be our Mighty One. He will be like a wide river of protection that no enemy can cross.
Isa.33.22
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Isa.33.22
For GOD makes all the decisions here. GOD is our king. GOD runs this place and he'll keep us safe.
Isa.33.22
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.
Isa.33.22
(For the LORD is our Judge, The LORD is our Lawgiver, The LORD is our King; He will save us);
Isa.33.22
For the LORD is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us.
Isa.33.23
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Isa.33.23
Ha! Your sails are in shreds, your mast wobbling, your hold leaking. The plunder is free for the taking, free for all--for weak and strong, insiders and outsiders.
Isa.33.23
Your rigging hangs loose: The mast is not held secure, the sail is not spread. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided and even the lame will carry off plunder.
Isa.33.23
Your tackle is loosed, They could not strengthen their mast, They could not spread the sail. Then the prey of great plunder is divided; The lame take the prey.
Isa.33.23
The enemies' sails hang loose on broken masts with useless tackle. Their treasure will be divided by the people of God. Even the lame will win their share!
Isa.33.24
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
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No one in Zion will say, "I'm sick." Best of all, they'll all live guilt-free.
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No one living in Zion will say, "I am ill"; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.
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And the inhabitant will not say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.
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The people of Israel will no longer say, "We are sick and helpless," for the LORD will forgive their sins.
