Isaiah 33

1 Woe to thee who destroys, and thou were not destroyed, and deal treacherously, and they did not deal treacherously with thee! When thou have ceased to destroy, thou shall be destroyed, and when thou have made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Woe to you that spoil, and you were not spoiled; and deal treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with you! when you shall cease to spoil, you shall be spoiled; and when you shall make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with you.

2 O Jehovah, be gracious to us, we have waited for thee. Be thou our arm every morning, also our salvation in the time of trouble.

O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for you: be you their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

3 At the noise of the tumult the peoples have fled. At the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.

At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of yourself the nations were scattered.

4 And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. As locusts leap, men shall leap upon it.

And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running back and forth of locusts shall he run upon them.

5 Jehovah is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

The LORD is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

6 And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.

And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

7 Behold, their valiant ones cry outside. The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

8 The highways lie waste. The wayfaring man ceases. The enemy has broken the covenant. He has despised the cities. He does not regard man.

The highways lie waste, the travelling man ceases: he has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he regards no man.

9 The land mourns and languishes. Lebanon is confounded and withers away. Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

The earth mourns and languishes: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

10 Now I will arise, says Jehovah. Now I will lift up myself. Now I will be exalted.

Now will I rise, says the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

11 Ye shall conceive chaff. Ye shall bring forth stubble. Your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

All of you shall conceive chaff, all of you shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

12 And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down that are burned in the fire.

And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

13 Hear, ye who are far off, what I have done, and ye who are near, acknowledge my might.

Hear, all of you that are far off, what I have done; and, all of you that are near, acknowledge my might.

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the profane. Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

15 He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly. He who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes away his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil.

He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding of bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

16 He shall dwell on high. His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. His bread shall be given. His waters shall be sure.

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.

17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty. They shall behold a land that reaches afar.

your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

18 Thy heart shall muse on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers?

your heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

19 Thou shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou cannot comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou cannot understand.

You shall not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than you can perceive; of a stammering tongue, that you can not understand.

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities. Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed. The stakes of which shall never be plucked up, nor shall any of the cords of it be broken.

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: your 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.

21 But Jehovah will be with us there in majesty. A place of broad rivers and streams, in which shall go no galley with oars, nor shall a gallant ship pass thereby.

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.

22 For Jehovah is our judge. Jehovah is our lawgiver. Jehovah is our king, he will save us.

For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.

23 Thy tacklings are loosed. They could not strengthen the foot of their mast. They could not spread the sail. Then the prey of a great spoil was divided. The lame took the prey.

Your 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.

24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick. The people who dwell in it shall be forgiven their iniquity.

And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.