Isaiah 33

1 Woe to thee that spoylest, and wast not spoyled: and doest wickedly, and they did not wickedly against thee: when thou shalt cease to spoyle, thou shalt be spoyled: when thou shalt make an ende of doing wickedly, they shall doe wickedly against thee.

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.

2 O Lord, haue mercie vpon vs, wee haue waited for thee: be thou, which waste their arme in the morning, our helpe also in time of trouble.

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.

3 At the noise of the tumult, the people fled: at thine exalting the nations were scattered.

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

4 And your spoyle shall be gathered like the gathering of caterpillers: and he shall go against him like the leaping of grashoppers.

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

5 The Lord is exalted: for hee dwelleth on hie: he hath filled Zion with iudgement and iustice.

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

6 And there shall be stabilitie of thy times, strength, saluation, wisdome and knowledge: for the feare of the Lord shalbe his treasure.

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

7 Behold, their messengers shall cry without, and ye ambassadours of peace shall weepe bitterly.

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

8 The pathes are waste: the wayfaring man ceaseth: hee hath broken the couenant: hee hath contemned the cities: he regarded no man.

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

9 The earth mourneth and fainteth: Lebanon is ashamed, and hewen downe: Sharon is like a wildernes, and Bashan is shaken and Carmel.

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

10 Now will I arise, saith the Lord: now will I be exalted, now will I lift vp my selfe.

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

11 Ye shall conceiue chaffe, and bring forth stubble: the fire of your breath shall deuoure you.

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

12 And the people shall be as the burning of lime: and as the thornes cut vp, shall they be burnt in the fire.

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

13 Heare, yee that are farre off, what I haue done, and ye that are neere, know my power.

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

14 The sinners in Zion are afraide: a feare is come vpon the hypocrites: who among vs shall dwel with the deuouring fire? who among vs shall dwell with the euerlasting burnings?

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?

15 Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.

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.

16 He shall dwell on hie: his defence shall be the munitions of rockes: bread shalbe giuen him, and his waters shalbe sure.

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.

17 Thine eyes shall see the King in his glory: they shall beholde the lande farre off.

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

18 Thine heart shall meditate feare, Where is the scribe? where is the receiuer? where is hee that counted the towres?

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?

19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a darke speache, that thou canst not perceiue, and of a stammering tongue that thou canst not vnderstande.

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.

20 Looke vpon Zion the citie of our solemne feastes: thine eyes shall see Ierusalem a quiet habitation, a Tabernacle that can not be remooued: and the stakes thereof can neuer be taken away, neither shall any of the cordes thereof be broken.

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.

21 For surely there the mightie Lord will be vnto vs, as a place of floods and broade riuers, whereby shall passe no shippe with oares, neither shall great shippe passe thereby.

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.

22 For the Lord is our Iudge, the Lord is our lawe giuer: the Lord is our King, he will saue vs.

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

23 Thy cordes are loosed: they could not well strengthen their maste, neither coulde they spread the saile: then shall the praye be deuided for a great spoile: yea, the lame shall take away the pray.

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.

24 And none inhabitant shall say, I am sicke: the people that dwell therein, shall haue their iniquitie forgiuen.

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