Isaiah 33

1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou art weary with dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thyself also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised.

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

O Lord, have mercy on us: for we have waited for thee: be thou our arm in the morning, and our salvation in the time of trouble.

3 At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of Thyself the nations are scattered.

At the voice of the angel the people fled, and at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered.

4 And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; as locusts leap do they leap upon it.

And your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.

5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwelleth on high; He hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

The Lord is magnified, for he hath dwelt on high: he hath filled Sion with judgment and justice.

6 And the stability of thy times shall be a hoard of salvation — wisdom and knowledge, and the fear of the LORD which is His treasure.

And there shall be faith in thy times: riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

7 Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

Behold they that see shall cry without, the angels of peace shall weep bitterly.

8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth; he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.

The ways are made desolate, no one passeth by the road, the covenant is made void, he hath rejected the cities, he hath not regarded the men.

9 The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, it withereth; Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel are clean bare.

The land hath mourned, and languished: Libanus is confounded and become foul, and Saron is become as a desert: and Basan and Carmel are shaken.

10 Now will I arise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift Myself up.

Now will I rise up, saith the Lord: now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.

11 Ye conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

You shall conceive heat, 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 ashes after a fire, as a bundle of thorns they shall be burnt with fire.

13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge My might.

Hear, you that are far off, what I have done, and you that are near know my strength.

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the ungodly: 'Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?'

The sinners in Sion are afraid, trembling hath seized upon the hypocrites. Which of you can dwell with devouring fire? which of you shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

15 He 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 looking upon evil;

He that walketh in justices, and speaketh truth, that casteth away avarice by oppression, and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that stoppeth his ears lest he hear blood, and shutteth his eyes that he may see no evil.

16 He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given, his waters shall be sure.

He shall dwell on high, the fortifications of rocks shall be his highness: bread is given him, his waters are sure.

17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty; they shall behold a land stretching afar.

His eyes shall see the king in his beauty, they shall see the land far off.

18 Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed? Where is he that counted the towers?'

Thy heart shall meditate fear: where is the learned? where is he that pondereth the words of the law? where is the teacher of little ones?

19 Thou shalt not see the fierce people; a people of a deep speech that thou canst not perceive, of a stammering tongue that thou canst not understand.

The shameless people thou shalt not see, the people of profound speech: so that thou canst not understand the eloquence of his tongue, in whom there is no wisdom.

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemn gatherings; thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a peaceful habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Look upon Sion the city of our solemnity: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem, a rich habitation, a tabernacle that cannot be removed: neither shall the nails thereof be taken away for ever, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken:

21 But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, in a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

Because only there our Lord is magnificent: it place of rivers, very broad and spacious streams: no ship with oars shall pass by it, neither shall the great galley pass through it.

22 For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our Lawgiver, the LORD 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 do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag. Then shall the spoils of much prey be divided: the lame shall take the spoil.

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

Neither shall he that is near, say: I am feeble. The people that dwell therein, shall have their iniquity taken away from them.