Isaiah 33
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1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.1Woe, you destroyer never destroyed, you traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, they will betray you.
2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.2 LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.3The peoples flee at the thunderous noise; the nations scatter when You rise in Your majesty.
4Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.4Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered; people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.
5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.6There will be times of security for you-- a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion's treasure.
7Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.7Listen! Their warriors cry loudly in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. An agreement has been broken, cities despised, and human life disregarded.
9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.9The land mourns and withers; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves."
10“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.10Now I will rise up," says the LORD." Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.11You will conceive chaff; you will give birth to stubble. Your breath is fire that will consume you.
12The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.12The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and burned in a fire.
13You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”13You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, know My strength."
14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling seizes the ungodly:" Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?"
15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—15The one who lives righteously and speaks rightly, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil--
16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.16he will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the rocky fortresses, his food provided, his water assured.
17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; you will see a vast land.
18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”18Your mind will meditate on the past terror:" Where is the accountant? Where is the tribute collector? Where is the one who spied out our defenses?"
19You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.19You will no longer see the barbarians, a people whose speech is difficult to comprehend-- who stammer in a language that is not understood.
20Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.20Look at Zion, the city of our festival times. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up nor will any of its cords be loosened.
21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.21For the majestic One, our LORD, will be there, a place of rivers and broad streams where ships that are rowed will not go, and majestic vessels will not pass.
22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. He will save us.
23Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.23Your ropes are slack; they cannot hold the base of the mast or spread out the flag. Then abundant spoil will be divided, the lame will plunder it,
24And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.24and none there will say, "I am sick." The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.
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