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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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.
33:2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 2 , O LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
33:3 At the thunder of your voice, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 3 , At the thunder of your voice, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
33:4 Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts men pounce on it.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 4 , Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts men pounce on it.
33:5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 5 , The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.
33:6 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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 6 , 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.
33:7 Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 7 , Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
33:8 The highways are deserted, no travelers are on the roads. The treaty is broken, its witnesses are despised, no one is respected.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 8 , The highways are deserted, no travelers are on the roads. The treaty is broken, its witnesses are despised, no one is respected.
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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 9 , The land mourns and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
33:10 'Now will I arise,' says the LORD. 'Now will I be exalted; now will I be lifted up.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 10 , 'Now will I arise,' says the LORD. 'Now will I be exalted; now will I be lifted up.
33:11 You conceive chaff, you give birth to straw; your breath is a fire that consumes you.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 11 , You conceive chaff, you give birth to straw; your breath is a fire that consumes you.
33:12 The peoples will be burned as if to lime; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.'
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 12 , The peoples will be burned as if to lime; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.'
33:13 You who are far away, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge my power!
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 13 , You who are far away, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge my power!
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?'
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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?'
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--
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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--
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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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.
33:17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 17 , Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
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?'
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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?'
33:19 You will see those arrogant people no more, those people of an obscure speech, with their strange, incomprehensible tongue.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 19 , You will see those arrogant people no more, those people of an obscure speech, with their strange, incomprehensible tongue.
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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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.
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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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.
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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 22 , For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.
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.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 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.
33:24 No one living in Zion will say, 'I am ill'; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 33 , Verse 24 , No one living in Zion will say, 'I am ill'; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.
