Isaiah 33

1 “How terrible it will be for you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed yourself! And how terrible it will be for you, traitor, one whom ^{a33:1 So 1QIsaa MT; MTmss read you whom} people have not betrayed! When you have sunk so low in ^{b33:1 So 1QIsaa; MT reads stopped} destroying others, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you.”ISV — Isaiah 33:1

2 “LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you; and ^{c33:2 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and} be our strength ^{d33:2 Lit. arm} every morning, our salvation in times of trouble.ISV — Isaiah 33:2

3 At the thunder of your voice, the peoples flee; at your silence, ^{e33:3 So 1QIsaa; MT reads when you rise up; LXX reads from fear of you} the nations scatter.ISV — Isaiah 33:3

4 Your plunder is gathered as when grasshoppers gather; just like ^{f33:4 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks just like} locusts pounce, people have pounced ^{g33:4 So 1QIsaa; MT reads people pounce} on it.ISV — Isaiah 33:4

5 “The LORD is exalted, for he lives on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.ISV — Isaiah 33:5

6 He will be a sure foundation for your times, abundance and salvation, ^{h33:6 So 1QIsaa; MT reads of salvation} wisdom and knowledge — the fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.”ISV — Isaiah 33:6

7 “Listen! Their brave men cry out in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.ISV — Isaiah 33:7

8 The highways are deserted; travelers have quit the road. The enemy ^{i33:8 Lit. He} has broken treaties; he despises their witnesses, ^{j33:8 So 1QIsaa; MT reads cities} and respects no one.ISV — Isaiah 33:8

9 The land mourns and wastes away; Lebanon feels ashamed and withers. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan ^{k33:9 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and Bashan} and Carmel shake off their leaves.”ISV — Isaiah 33:9

10 “Now I’ll rise up,” the LORD has said, ^{l33:10 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read says the LORD} “now I’ll exalt myself; now I’ll be lifted up.ISV — Isaiah 33:10

11 You conceive dried grass, you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.ISV — Isaiah 33:11

12 And the peoples will be burned as if to ashes; like cut thorn bushes, they will be set ablaze.ISV — Isaiah 33:12

13 “Those who are far away have heard ^{m33:13 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; MT reads You who are far away, hear} what I’ve done; and those that are near have acknowledged ^{n33:13 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads you that are near, acknowledge} my power.ISV — Isaiah 33:13

14 The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting flames?”ISV — Isaiah 33:14

15 The one who walks righteously and has spoken ^{o33:15 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read and who speaks} sincere words, who rejects gain from extortion and waves his hand, rejecting bribes, who blocks his ears from hearing plots of murder and shuts his eyes against seeing evil—ISV — Isaiah 33:15

16 this is the one who will live on the heights; his refuge will be a mountain fortress. His food will be supplied, and his water will be guaranteed.ISV — Isaiah 33:16

17 “Your eyes will see the king in his elegance, and will view a land that stretches afar.ISV — Isaiah 33:17

18 Your mind will ponder at that time of terror: ‘Where is the king’s accountant? Where is the one who weighed the revenue? Where is the officer who supervises ^{p33:18 Lit. counts} the towers?’ISV — Isaiah 33:18

19 No longer will you ^{q33:19 So 1QIsaa (pl.); MT (sing.)} see those arrogant people, those people with their obscure speech you cannot comprehend, stammering in a language you cannot understand.ISV — Isaiah 33:19

20 “Look at Zion, city of our festivals! ^{r33:20 So 1QIsaa MTmss; MT reads our festival} Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed abode, an immovable tent; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor will any of its ropes be broken.ISV — Isaiah 33:20

21 But there the LORD in majesty will be for us our source ^{s33:21 Lit. us a place} of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, where no stately ship can sail.ISV — Isaiah 33:21

22 For the LORD is our judge, and the LORD is our lawgiver; and the LORD is our king, and it is he who will save us.ISV — Isaiah 33:22

23 “Your rigging hangs loose; it cannot reliably ^{t33:23 So 1QIsaa; MT reads firmly} hold the mast in its place, and the sail cannot spread out. ^{u33:23 So 1QIsaa; MT reads they cannot spread the sail} Then an abundance of spoils will be divided — even the lame will carry off plunder.ISV — Isaiah 33:23

24 And no one living there will say, ‘I am ill.’ The people living there will have their sins forgiven.”ISV — Isaiah 33:24