Isaiah 33
About Isaiah Isaiah warns of judgment and promises comfort, a coming king, a suffering servant and a new creation.
1Woe 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.SelectedIsaiah 33:1Ask
2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.SelectedIsaiah 33:2Ask
3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.SelectedIsaiah 33:3Ask
4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.SelectedIsaiah 33:4Ask
5The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.SelectedIsaiah 33:5Ask
6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.SelectedIsaiah 33:6Ask
7Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.SelectedIsaiah 33:7Ask
8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.SelectedIsaiah 33:8Ask
9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.SelectedIsaiah 33:9Ask
10Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.SelectedIsaiah 33:10Ask
11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.SelectedIsaiah 33:11Ask
12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.SelectedIsaiah 33:12Ask
13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.SelectedIsaiah 33:13Ask
14The 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?SelectedIsaiah 33:14Ask
15He 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;SelectedIsaiah 33:15Ask
16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.SelectedIsaiah 33:16Ask
17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.SelectedIsaiah 33:17Ask
18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?SelectedIsaiah 33:18Ask
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.SelectedIsaiah 33:19Ask
20Look 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.SelectedIsaiah 33:20Ask
21But 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.SelectedIsaiah 33:21Ask
22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.SelectedIsaiah 33:22Ask
23Thy 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.SelectedIsaiah 33:23Ask
24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.SelectedIsaiah 33:24Ask
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