Isa 33 | NASB2020 | STEP | Woe to you, destroyer , While you were not destroyed ; And he who is treacherous , while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying , you will be destroyed ; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously , others will deal treacherously with you.

Isaiah 33

The Judgment of God

1 Woe ^ato you, destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he ^bwho is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, ^cyou will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will ^ddeal treacherously with you.
2 Lord, ^ebe gracious to us; we have ^fwaited for You.
Be ^{▼▼Some ancient versions our}their ^{▼▼Lit arm
,} ⁱstrength every morning,
Our salvation also in the ^jtime of distress.
3 At the sound of a roar, ^kpeoples flee;
At the ^llifting up of Yourself, nations disperse.
4 Your plunder is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
Like an infestation of locusts, people storm it.
5 The Lord is ^mexalted, for He dwells on high;
He has ⁿfilled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 And He will be the ^{▼▼Or faithfulness
,} ^pstability of your times,
A ^qwealth of salvation, wisdom, and ^rknowledge;
The ^sfear of the Lord is his treasure.
7 Behold, their brave men cry out ^{▼▼Lit outside}in the streets,
The ^{▼▼Lit messengers
,} ^vambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are desolate, ^{▼▼Lit one who passes along the way}the ^xtraveler has ceased,
He has ^ybroken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for mankind.
9 ^zThe land mourns and wastes away,
^aaLebanon is shamed and withers;
^abSharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel ^{▼▼Lit shake off}lose their foliage.
10 “Now ^adI will arise,” says the Lord,
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11 “You have ^aeconceived ^{▼▼Lit dry grass}chaff, you will give birth to stubble;
^{▼▼One ancient version; MT Your breath will}My ^ahbreath will consume you like a fire.
12 “The peoples will be burned to lime,
^aiLike cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

13 “You who are far away, ^ajhear what I have done;
And you who are near, ^{▼▼Lit know}acknowledge My might.”
14 ^alSinners in Zion are terrified;
^amTrembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with ^anthe consuming fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting ^aoburning?”
15 One who ^apwalks righteously and speaks with integrity,
One who rejects ^{▼▼Lit gain of extortioners}unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
One who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And ^arshuts his eyes from looking at evil;
16 He will dwell on the heights,
^asHis refuge will be the ^{▼▼Lit stronghold of rock}impregnable rock;
^auHis bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

17 Your eyes will see ^avthe King in His beauty;
They will see ^awa distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on ^axterror:
“Where is ^ayone who counts?
Where is one who weighs?
Where is one who counts the towers?”
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of ^{▼▼Lit deepness of lip
,} ^baunintelligible speech ^{▼▼Lit from hearing}which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue ^{▼▼Lit there is no understanding}which no one understands.
20 ^bdLook at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an ^beundisturbed settlement,
^bfA tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its ropes be torn apart.
21 But there the majestic One, the Lord, will be for us
A place of ^bgrivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass--
22 For the Lord is our ^bhjudge,
The Lord is ^biour lawgiver,
The Lord is ^bjour king;
^bkHe will save us--
23 Your ship’s tackle hangs slack;
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the ^blprey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
^bmThose who limp will take the plunder.
24 And no resident will say, “I am ^bnsick”;
The people who live ^{▼▼Lit in it}there will be ^bpforgiven their wrongdoing.