Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside,
(A)The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
(B)The highways lie waste,
The traveling man ceases.
(C)He has broken the covenant,
[a]He has despised the [b]cities,
He regards no man.
(D)The earth mourns and languishes,
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

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  1. Isaiah 33:8 Tg. They have been removed from their cities
  2. Isaiah 33:8 So with MT, Vg.; DSS witnesses; LXX omits cities

Look, their brave men(A) cry aloud in the streets;
    the envoys(B) of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are deserted,
    no travelers(C) are on the roads.(D)
The treaty is broken,(E)
    its witnesses[a] are despised,
    no one is respected.
The land dries up(F) and wastes away,
    Lebanon(G) is ashamed and withers;(H)
Sharon(I) is like the Arabah,
    and Bashan(J) and Carmel(K) drop their leaves.

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  1. Isaiah 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities