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Isaiah 33

BSB·24 verses ·Old Testament
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1Woeה֣וֹיhō·w — Woe, alas, or lamentH1945 — Full Word Study → to youוְאַתָּה֙wə·’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, O destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֗דšō·w·ḏêḏ — to destroy, ruin, or devastate violentlyH7703 — Full Word Study → neverלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → destroyedשָׁד֔וּדšā·ḏūḏ — to destroy, ruin, or devastate violentlyH7703 — Full Word Study →, O traitorוּבוֹגֵ֖דū·ḇō·w·ḡêḏ — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study → neverוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → betrayedבָ֣גְדוּḇā·ḡə·ḏū — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study →! When you have finishedכַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ka·hă·ṯim·ḵā — to finish, complete, bring to an endH8552 — Full Word Study → destroyingשׁוֹדֵד֙šō·w·ḏêḏ — to destroy, ruin, or devastate violentlyH7703 — Full Word Study →, you will be destroyedתּוּשַּׁ֔דtūš·šaḏ — to destroy, ruin, or devastate violentlyH7703 — Full Word Study →. When you have finishedכַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥kan·nə·lō·ṯə·ḵā — to cease, to come to an end, to stopH5239 — Full Word Study → betrayingלִבְגֹּ֖דliḇ·gōḏ — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study →, you will be betrayedיִבְגְּדוּ־yiḇ·gə·ḏū- — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study →. 2O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, be gracious to usחָנֵּ֖נוּḥān·nê·nū — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →! We waitקִוִּ֑ינוּqiw·wî·nū — To wait for; to expect with hopeH6960 — Full Word Study → for You. Beהֱיֵ֤הhĕ·yêh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → our strengthזְרֹעָם֙zə·rō·‘ām — arm; power, strength, mightH2220 — Full Word Study → every morningלַבְּקָרִ֔יםlab·bə·qā·rîm — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study → andאַף־’ap̄- — Also, moreover, even, indeedH637 — Full Word Study → our salvationיְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּyə·šū·‘ā·ṯê·nū — Deliverance, salvation, rescue from dangerH3444 — Full Word Study → in timeבְּעֵ֥תbə·‘êṯ — Time, season, or appointed momentH6256 — Full Word Study → of troubleצָרָֽה׃ṣā·rāh — Distress, trouble, adversityH6869 — Full Word Study →. 3The peoplesעַמִּ֑ים‘am·mîm — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → fleeנָדְד֖וּnā·ḏə·ḏū — to wander, flee, or scatter awayH5074 — Full Word Study → the thunderהָמ֔וֹןhā·mō·wn — Crowd, tumult, noise, abundanceH1995 — Full Word Study → of Your voiceמִקּ֣וֹלmiq·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study →; the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃gō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → scatterנָפְצ֖וּnā·p̄ə·ṣū — to scatter, break in pieces, or dash apartH5310 — Full Word Study → when You riseמֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָmê·rō·wm·mu·ṯe·ḵā — exaltation, self-exaltation, lifting upH7427 — Full Word Study →. 4Your spoil, O nations, is gatheredוְאֻסַּ֣ףwə·’us·sap̄ — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study → as by locustsהֶֽחָסִ֑ילhe·ḥā·sîl — locust; devouring insect plagueH2625 — Full Word Study →; like a swarmכְּמַשַּׁ֥קkə·maš·šaq — rushing, running to and fro, rapid movementH4944 — Full Word Study → of locustsגֵּבִ֖יםgê·ḇîm — Locust; devouring insect plagueH1357 — Full Word Study → men sweepשׁוֹקֵ֥קšō·w·qêq — to rush, run, or long intenselyH8264 — Full Word Study → over it. 5The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is exaltedנִשְׂגָּ֣בniś·gāḇ — to set on high, to be exalted, to defend or protectH7682 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He dwellsשֹׁכֵ֖ןšō·ḵên — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → on highמָר֑וֹםmā·rō·wm — Height, high place, or exaltationH4791 — Full Word Study →; He has filledמִלֵּ֣אmil·lê — to fill, fulfill, completeH4390 — Full Word Study → Zionצִיּ֔וֹןṣî·yō·wn — The Lord's MountainH6726 — Full Word Study → with justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study →. 6He will beוְהָיָה֙wə·hā·yāh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → the sure foundationאֱמוּנַ֣ת’ĕ·mū·naṯ — Faithfulness, steadfastness, reliabilityH530 — Full Word Study → for your timesעִתֶּ֔יךָ‘it·te·ḵā — Time, season, or appointed momentH6256 — Full Word Study →, a storehouseחֹ֥סֶןḥō·sen — Wealth, riches, or strength; material resourcesH2633 — Full Word Study → of salvationיְשׁוּעֹ֖תyə·šū·‘ōṯ — Deliverance, salvation, rescue from dangerH3444 — Full Word Study →, wisdomחָכְמַ֣תḥā·ḵə·maṯ — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →, and knowledgeוָדָ֑עַתwā·ḏā·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study →. The fearיִרְאַ֥תyir·’aṯ — Fear, reverence, dread, or aweH3374 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is Zion’s treasure. 7Beholdהֵ֚ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, their valiant onesאֶרְאֶלָּ֔ם’er·’el·lām — valiant one, mighty warrior, heroH691 — Full Word Study → cry aloudצָעֲק֖וּṣā·‘ă·qū — to cry out, call for help, shriekH6817 — Full Word Study → in the streetsחֻ֑צָהḥu·ṣāh — Outside, exterior, or open space beyond a boundaryH2351 — Full Word Study →; the envoysמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal·’ă·ḵê — messenger; angel; envoyH4397 — Full Word Study → of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםšā·lō·wm — Peace, wholeness, well-being, prosperityH7965 — Full Word Study → weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiḇ·kā·yūn — to weep, cry, shed tearsH1058 — Full Word Study → bitterlyמַ֖רmar — Bitter; marked by anguish or grievingH4751 — Full Word Study →. 8The highwaysמְסִלּ֔וֹתmə·sil·lō·wṯ — Highway, causeway, or raised pathH4546 — Full Word Study → are desertedנָשַׁ֣מּוּnā·šam·mū — to be desolate; to be appalled; to lie wasteH8074 — Full Word Study →; travelעֹבֵ֣ר‘ō·ḇêr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → has ceasedשָׁבַ֖תšā·ḇaṯ — to cease, rest, or desist from laborH7673 — Full Word Study →. The treatyבְּרִית֙bə·rîṯ — A binding agreement or covenant between partiesH1285 — Full Word Study → has been brokenהֵפֵ֤רhê·p̄êr — To break, violate, or frustrate; to nullify or make voidH6565 — Full Word Study →, the witnessesעָרִ֔ים‘ā·rîm — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study → are despisedמָאַ֣סmā·’as — to reject, despise, or spurn with contemptH3988 — Full Word Study →, and human lifeלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → is disregardedחָשַׁ֖בḥā·šaḇ — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study →. 9The landאָ֔רֶץ’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → mournsאָבַ֤ל’ā·ḇal — To mourn, lament, or grieveH56 — Full Word Study → and languishes; Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןlə·ḇā·nō·wn — White mountainH3844 — Full Word Study → is ashamedהֶחְפִּ֥ירheḥ·pîr — to be ashamed, brought to shameH2659 — Full Word Study → and decayedקָמַ֑לqā·mal — to wither, decay, or waneH7060 — Full Word Study →. Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙haš·šā·rō·wn — A fertile plainH8289 — Full Word Study → isהָיָ֤הhā·yāh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → like a desertכָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הkā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — The Rift ValleyH6160 — Full Word Study →; Bashanבָּשָׁ֖ןbā·šān — Fertile region east of JordanH1316 — Full Word Study → and Carmelוְכַרְמֶֽל׃wə·ḵar·mel — Garden or vineyardH3760 — Full Word Study → shake off their leavesוְנֹעֵ֥רwə·nō·‘êr — To shake, tremble, or cast offH5287 — Full Word Study →. 10Nowעַתָּ֥ה‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → I will ariseאָק֖וּם’ā·qūm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study →,” saysיֹאמַ֣רyō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →. “Nowעַתָּה֙‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → I will lift Myself upאֵֽרוֹמָ֔ם’ê·rō·w·mām — To raise, lift up, exalt; to be highH7311 — Full Word Study →. Nowעַתָּ֖ה‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → I will be exaltedאֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃’en·nā·śê — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study →. 11You conceiveתַּהֲר֥וּta·hă·rū — to conceive, become pregnantH2029 — Full Word Study → chaffחֲשַׁ֖שׁḥă·šaš — Chaff, husks of grainH2842 — Full Word Study →; you give birth toתֵּ֣לְדוּtê·lə·ḏū — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study → stubbleקַ֑שׁqaš — Stubble; remnant of grain stalksH7179 — Full Word Study →. Your breathרוּחֲכֶ֕םrū·ḥă·ḵem — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → is a fireאֵ֖שׁ’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study → that will consume youתֹּאכַלְכֶֽם׃tō·ḵal·ḵem — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study →. 12The peoplesעַמִּ֖ים‘am·mîm — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → will beוְהָי֥וּwə·hā·yū — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → burnedמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתmiś·rə·p̄ō·wṯ — act of burning; a burning place or eventH4955 — Full Word Study → to ashesשִׂ֑ידśîḏ — Lime; whitewash; plasterH7875 — Full Word Study →, like thornsקוֹצִ֥יםqō·w·ṣîm — thorn, prickly plantH6975 — Full Word Study → cut downכְּסוּחִ֖יםkə·sū·ḥîm — to cut down or hewH3683 — Full Word Study → and setיִצַּֽתּוּ׃סyiṣ·ṣat·tū — to kindle, ignite, or set ablazeH3341 — Full Word Study → ablazeבָּאֵ֥שׁbā·’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study →. 13You who are far offרְחוֹקִ֖יםrə·ḥō·w·qîm — distant, far away, remote in space or timeH7350 — Full Word Study →, hearשִׁמְע֥וּšim·‘ū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯî — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study →; you who are nearקְרוֹבִ֖יםqə·rō·w·ḇîm — Near; close in space, time, or relationshipH7138 — Full Word Study →, acknowledgeוּדְע֥וּū·ḏə·‘ū — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → My mightגְּבֻרָתִֽי׃gə·ḇu·rā·ṯî — Mighty power, strength, or valorH1369 — Full Word Study →.” 14The sinnersחַטָּאִ֔יםḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm — A sinner; one who transgresses God's lawH2400 — Full Word Study → in Zionבְצִיּוֹן֙ḇə·ṣî·yō·wn — The Lord's MountainH6726 — Full Word Study → are afraidפָּחֲד֤וּpā·ḥă·ḏū — to fear, dread, or be afraidH6342 — Full Word Study →; tremblingרְעָדָ֖הrə·‘ā·ḏāh — trembling, shuddering, quakingH7461 — Full Word Study → gripsאָחֲזָ֥ה’ā·ḥă·zāh — to grasp, seize, or take hold ofH270 — Full Word Study → the ungodlyחֲנֵפִ֑יםḥă·nê·p̄îm — profane, ungodly, hypocriteH2611 — Full Word Study →: “Whoמִ֣י׀mî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → of us can dwell withיָג֣וּרyā·ḡūr — to sojourn, dwell as a stranger, fearH1481 — Full Word Study → a consumingאוֹכֵלָ֔ה’ō·w·ḵê·lāh — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → fireאֵ֚שׁ’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study →? Whoמִי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → of us can dwell withיָג֥וּרyā·ḡūr — to sojourn, dwell as a stranger, fearH1481 — Full Word Study → everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study → flamesמוֹקְדֵ֥יmō·wq·ḏê — A place of burning; a hearth or fire pitH4168 — Full Word Study →?” 15He who walksהֹלֵ֣ךְhō·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → righteouslyצְדָק֔וֹתṣə·ḏā·qō·wṯ — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study → and speaksוְדֹבֵ֖רwə·ḏō·ḇêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → with sincerityמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmê·šā·rîm — Uprightness, righteousness, equityH4339 — Full Word Study →, who refusesמֹאֵ֞סmō·’ês — to reject, despise, or spurn with contemptH3988 — Full Word Study → gainבְּבֶ֣צַעbə·ḇe·ṣa‘ — unjust gain; dishonest profitH1215 — Full Word Study → from extortionמַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹתma·‘ă·šaq·qō·wṯ — Oppression; unjust burden or hardshipH4642 — Full Word Study →, whose handכַּפָּיו֙kap·pāw — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study → neverנֹעֵ֤רnō·‘êr — To shake, tremble, or cast offH5287 — Full Word Study → takesמִתְּמֹ֣ךְmit·tə·mōḵ — to grasp, hold, or sustainH8551 — Full Word Study → a bribeבַּשֹּׁ֔חַדbaš·šō·ḥaḏ — A bribe; a gift given to corrupt or influenceH7810 — Full Word Study →, who stopsאֹטֵ֤ם’ō·ṭêm — to shut up, close, or stopH331 — Full Word Study → his earsאָזְנוֹ֙’ā·zə·nōw — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → againstמִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmiš·šə·mō·a‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → murderous plotsדָּמִ֔יםdā·mîm — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study → and shutsוְעֹצֵ֥םwə·‘ō·ṣêm — to be strong, to close, to bind fastH6105 — Full Word Study → his eyes tightlyעֵינָ֖יו‘ê·nāw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → againstמֵרְא֥וֹתmê·rə·’ō·wṯ — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → evilבְּרָֽע׃bə·rā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → 16heה֚וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyiš·kōn — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → on the heightsמְרוֹמִ֣יםmə·rō·w·mîm — Height, high place, or exaltationH4791 — Full Word Study →; the mountainסְלָעִ֖יםsə·lā·‘îm — Rock; cliff; stone fortressH5553 — Full Word Study → fortressמְצָד֥וֹתmə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ — A fortified stronghold or fortressH4679 — Full Word Study → will be his refuge; his foodלַחְמ֣וֹlaḥ·mōw — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → will be providedנִתָּ֔ןnit·tān — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → and his water assuredנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study →. 17Your eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ‘ê·ne·ḵā — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → will seeתֶּחֱזֶ֣ינָהte·ḥĕ·ze·nāh — to see, behold, perceive, or prophesyH2372 — Full Word Study → the Kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → in His beautyבְּיָפְי֖וֹbə·yā·p̄ə·yōw — Beauty, comeliness, or splendorH3308 — Full Word Study → and beholdתִּרְאֶ֖ינָהtir·’e·nāh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → a landאֶ֥רֶץ’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → that stretches afarמַרְחַקִּֽים׃mar·ḥaq·qîm — Distance, remoteness, far placeH4801 — Full Word Study →. 18Your mindלִבְּךָ֖lib·bə·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → will ponderיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh·geh — to mutter, meditate, speak quietlyH1897 — Full Word Study → the former terrorאֵימָ֑ה’ê·māh — Terror, dread, fearful aweH367 — Full Word Study →: “Whereאַיֵּ֤ה’ay·yêh — where; in what placeH346 — Full Word Study → is he who talliesסֹפֵר֙sō·p̄êr — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study →? Whereאַיֵּ֣ה’ay·yêh — where; in what placeH346 — Full Word Study → is he who weighsשֹׁקֵ֔לšō·qêl — to weigh; to pay or reckon valueH8254 — Full Word Study →? Whereאַיֵּ֖ה’ay·yêh — where; in what placeH346 — Full Word Study → is he who countsסֹפֵ֥רsō·p̄êr — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study → the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ham·miḡ·dā·lîm — Tower; fortified structure; strongholdH4026 — Full Word Study →?” 19You will noלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → longer seeתִרְאֶ֑הṯir·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → the insolentנוֹעָ֖זnō·w·‘āz — to be fierce, bold, or obstinateH3267 — Full Word Study →, a peopleעַ֣ם‘am — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → whose speechשָׂפָה֙śā·p̄āh — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → is unintelligibleעִמְקֵ֤י‘im·qê — depth, valley, or deep thingH6012 — Full Word Study →, who stammerנִלְעַ֥גnil·‘aḡ — To mock, deride, or laugh in scornH3932 — Full Word Study → in a languageלָשׁ֖וֹןlā·šō·wn — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study → you cannotאֵ֥ין’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → understandבִּינָֽה׃bî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study →. 20Lookחֲזֵ֣הḥă·zêh — to see, behold, perceive, or prophesyH2372 — Full Word Study → upon Zionצִיּ֔וֹןṣî·yō·wn — The Lord's MountainH6726 — Full Word Study →, the cityקִרְיַ֖תqir·yaṯ — Town or city, especially fortified settlementH7151 — Full Word Study → of our appointed feastsמֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּmō·w·‘ă·ḏê·nū — appointed time; solemn assemblyH4150 — Full Word Study →. Your eyesעֵינֶיךָ֩‘ê·ne·ḵā — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → will seeתִרְאֶ֨ינָהṯir·’e·nāh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םyə·rū·šā·lim — City of peaceH3389 — Full Word Study →, a peacefulשַׁאֲנָ֗ןša·’ă·nān — At ease, secure, complacentH7600 — Full Word Study → pastureנָוֶ֣הnā·weh — Pleasant dwelling place or homeH5116 — Full Word Study →, a tentאֹ֤הֶל’ō·hel — A tent; portable dwelling placeH168 — Full Word Study → that does notבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → wanderיִצְעָן֙yiṣ·‘ān — to move, march, journeyH6813 — Full Word Study →; its tent pegsיְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙yə·ṯê·ḏō·ṯāw — Tent peg or stakeH3489 — Full Word Study → will notבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → be pulled upיִסַּ֤עyis·sa‘ — to journey, set out, departH5265 — Full Word Study →, norבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → will anyוְכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → of its cordsחֲבָלָ֖יוḥă·ḇā·lāw — Rope, cord, line; inheritance; pain, sorrowH2256 — Full Word Study → be brokenיִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃yin·nā·ṯê·qū — To tear away, pull out, or uproot violentlyH5423 — Full Word Study →. 21Butאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → thereשָׁ֞םšām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study → the Majestic Oneאַדִּ֤יר’ad·dîr — Mighty, noble, excellent, worthy of honorH117 — Full Word Study →, our LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, will be for us a placeמְקוֹם־mə·qō·wm- — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → of riversנְהָרִ֥יםnə·hā·rîm — River, StreamH5104 — Full Word Study → and wideרַחֲבֵ֣יra·ḥă·ḇê — Broad, WideH7342 — Full Word Study → canalsיְאֹרִ֖יםyə·’ō·rîm — The Nile RiverH2975 — Full Word Study →, where noבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → galleyאֳנִי־’o·nî- — Fleet of ships, naval vesselsH590 — Full Word Study → with oarsשַׁ֔יִטša·yiṭ — oar; instrument for rowing or strikingH7885 — Full Word Study → will rowתֵּ֤לֶךְtê·leḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →, and noלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → majesticאַדִּ֖יר’ad·dîr — Mighty, noble, excellent, worthy of honorH117 — Full Word Study → vesselוְצִ֥יwə·ṣî — ship, seagoing vesselH6716 — Full Word Study → will passיַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ya·‘aḇ·ren·nū — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study →. 22Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is our Judgeשֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּšō·p̄ə·ṭê·nū — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study →, the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is our lawgiverמְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּmə·ḥō·qə·qê·nū — to decree, engrave, or establish by authorityH2710 — Full Word Study →, the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is our Kingמַלְכֵּ֖נוּmal·kê·nū — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study →. It is He who will save usיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study →. 23Your ropesחֲבָלָ֑יִךְḥă·ḇā·lā·yiḵ — Rope, cord, line; inheritance; pain, sorrowH2256 — Full Word Study → are slackנִטְּשׁ֖וּniṭ·ṭə·šū — to abandon, forsake, or let goH5203 — Full Word Study →; they cannotבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → secureיְחַזְּק֤וּyə·ḥaz·zə·qū — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → the mastתָּרְנָם֙tā·rə·nām — mast of a shipH8650 — Full Word Study → or spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּpā·rə·śū — to spread, stretch out, or extendH6566 — Full Word Study → the sailנֵ֔סnês — Banner, standard, signalH5251 — Full Word Study →. Thenאָ֣ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → an abundanceמַרְבֶּ֔הmar·beh — abundance, increase, great quantityH4766 — Full Word Study → of spoilsשָׁלָל֙šā·lāl — Plunder, spoils of war; prey taken in battleH7998 — Full Word Study → will be dividedחֻלַּ֤קḥul·laq — to divide, distribute, or apportion; to be smooth or flatterH2505 — Full Word Study →, and even the lame will carry off plunderבָּ֥זְזוּbā·zə·zū — to plunder, spoil, or seize as preyH962 — Full Word Study →. 24And noוּבַל־ū·ḇal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → resident of Zion will sayיֹאמַ֥רyō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “I am sickחָלִ֑יתִיḥā·lî·ṯî — to be sick, weak, or afflicted; to entreat or beseechH2470 — Full Word Study →.” The peopleהָעָ֛םhā·‘ām — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → who dwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhay·yō·šêḇ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → there will be forgivenנְשֻׂ֥אnə·śu — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → of iniquityעָוֺֽן׃‘ā·wōn — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study →.
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Chapter Commentary — Isaiah 33
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Isaiah 33 presents a powerful contrast between God's judgment on the wicked and His protection of the righteous. Beginning with a pronouncement of woe on those who spoil and deal treacherously, the chapter shifts to a prayer for God's deliverance, followed by a vivid description of divine judgment on Israel's enemies. The central theme is God's absolute sovereignty and His commitment to preserve and bless those who walk in righteousness and fear Him. This chapter offers both a sobering warning to the unrepentant and an encouraging promise to the faithful.

Verses 1: The Law of Divine Retribution

Isaiah opens with a pronouncement of "woe" against those who destroy others without having been destroyed themselves, and who deal treacherously while experiencing no treachery in return. The prophet declares that this injustice will not stand forever: the spoiler will eventually be spoiled, and the treacherous will themselves be betrayed. This reflects the biblical principle of sowing and reaping (Galatians 6:7). God's justice is not arbitrary or delayed indefinitely—it is certain. The wicked may prosper temporarily, but their day of reckoning comes. This should comfort believers that God sees all oppression and will ultimately set things right.

Verses 2-5: Prayer and God's Majestic Response

Here the faithful cry out to the LORD for mercy and strength. They ask God to be their "arm every morning" and their "salvation" in times of trouble. The response is magnificent: at God's mere lifting up of Himself, nations scatter like leaves before the wind. Verses 4-5 describe how the spoil of Israel's enemies will be gathered as easily as locusts consume crops, while the LORD Himself is exalted, dwelling on high and filling Zion with judgment and righteousness. The contrast is stark: human enemies are numerous but powerless before God's majesty. For believers, this passage teaches that our daily reliance should be on God's strength, not on our own resources or military might.

Verses 6-12: Judgment on the Enemies of God

These verses emphasize that true stability comes from wisdom, knowledge, and the fear of the LORD (v. 6). Without these foundations, nations collapse. Verses 7-9 depict a land laid waste—highways empty, cities despised, and even the fruitful lands of Lebanon and Carmel languishing. Then God Himself declares, "Now will I rise...now will I be exalted" (v. 10), announcing His direct intervention in judgment. The enemy's plans are as futile as chaff and stubble before fire (v. 11), and the people themselves will be consumed like burning lime (v. 12). The message is clear: resistance to God's will is ultimately self-destructive.

Verses 13-17: The Question of Holiness

Isaiah calls all people—near and far—to witness God's mighty acts. This creates a searching question for Zion's inhabitants: Who can dwell with God's devouring fire and everlasting burnings? (v. 14) The answer follows in verses 15-16: only those who walk righteously, speak truth, reject bribes and violence, and guard themselves from evil. Such a person "shall dwell on high" with God's protection and provision (v. 16). Verse 17 promises that these faithful ones will behold the King in His beauty and see the distant land. This is a call to personal holiness—the prerequisite for communion with the holy God.

Verses 18-24: Zion's Deliverance and Peace

The final section depicts Jerusalem's restoration. The terror of enemy siege will fade; the foreign threat dissolves (vv. 18-19). Jerusalem becomes a place of peace and permanence (v. 20), where God Himself is a river of protection—impassable even to enemy navies (vv. 21-22). Verse 23 describes the enemy's complete defeat and plunder. The chapter closes with the stunning promise that inhabitants will not say "I am sick" and "the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity" (v. 24)—a vision of wholeness, health, and divine pardon.

Application for Today

Isaiah 33 reminds us that God is absolutely sovereign over history and our circumstances. While evil may seem to flourish temporarily, the LORD will have the final word. Our responsibility is to walk in righteousness, trust His strength daily, and refuse to compromise with injustice. As believers, we are called to be among those "faithful ones" who dwell safely in God's presence—not through our merit, but through Christ's righteousness imputed to us. In seasons of upheaval, this chapter calls us to anchor ourselves in God's majesty and promises rather than in the shifting sands of earthly security.

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