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Isaiah 33
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Isaiah 33
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A Prophecy of Deliverance from Foes
33 Ah, you destroyer,
who yourself have not been destroyed;
you treacherous one,
with whom no one has dealt treacherously!
When you have ceased to destroy,
you will be destroyed;
and when you have stopped dealing treacherously,
you will be dealt with treacherously.
2 O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you.
Be our arm every morning,
our salvation in the time of trouble.
3 At the sound of tumult, peoples fled;
before your majesty, nations scattered.
4 Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
as locusts leap, they leapt[a] upon it.
5 The Lord is exalted, he dwells on high;
he filled Zion with justice and righteousness;
6 he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.[b]
7 Listen! the valiant[c] cry in the streets;
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are deserted,
travellers have left the road.
The treaty is broken,
its oaths[d] are despised,
its obligation[e] is disregarded.
9 The land mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is confounded and withers away;
Sharon is like a desert;
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
10 ‘Now I will arise,’ says the Lord,
‘now I will lift myself up;
now I will be exalted.
11 You conceive chaff, you bring forth stubble;
your breath is a fire that will consume you.
12 And the peoples will be as if burned to lime,
like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.’
13 Hear, you who are far away, what I have done;
and you who are near, acknowledge my might.
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling has seized the godless:
‘Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting flames?’
15 Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly,
who despise the gain of oppression,
who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it,
who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shut their eyes from looking on evil,
16 they will live on the heights;
their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks;
their food will be supplied, their water assured.
The Land of the Majestic King
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty;
they will behold a land that stretches far away.
18 Your mind will muse on the terror:
‘Where is the one who counted?
Where is the one who weighed the tribute?
Where is the one who counted the towers?’
19 No longer will you see the insolent people,
the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
stammering in a language that you cannot understand.
20 Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals!
Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a quiet habitation, an immovable tent,
whose stakes will never be pulled up,
and none of whose ropes will be broken.
21 But there the Lord in majesty will be for us
a place of broad rivers and streams,
where no galley with oars can go,
nor stately ship can pass.
22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler,
the Lord is our king; he will save us.
23 Your rigging hangs loose;
it cannot hold the mast firm in its place,
or keep the sail spread out.
Then prey and spoil in abundance will be divided;
even the lame will fall to plundering.
24 And no inhabitant will say, ‘I am sick’;
the people who live there will be forgiven their iniquity.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Isaiah 33:6 Heb his treasure; meaning of Heb uncertain
- Isaiah 33:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Isaiah 33:8 Q Ms: MT cities
- Isaiah 33:8 Or everyone
Isaiah 33
Complete Jewish Bible
Isaiah 33
Complete Jewish Bible
33 Woe, destroyer, yourself undestroyed!
Woe, betrayer, yourself unbetrayed!
When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed;
when you tire of betraying, they will betray you.
2 Adonai, show us mercy;
we have waited for you.
Be their arm every morning,
and our salvation in time of trouble.
3 At the sound of the tumult, the peoples wander off;
when you exalt yourself, the nations are scattered.
4 Your spoil is gathered as if stripped by shearer-worms;
they run over it like a swarm of locusts.
5 Adonai is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he has filled Tziyon with justice and right.
6 He will be the stability of your times,
a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge,
and fear of Adonai, which is his treasure.
7 Hear their brave men crying out for help!
The envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are deserted, there are no travelers.
He has broken the covenant, despised the cities;
he has no regard for human life.
9 The land is mourning and wilting away.
The L’vanon is withering with shame.
The Sharon has become like the ‘Aravah.
Bashan and Karmel have been shaken bare.
10 “Now I will arise,” says Adonai,
“Now I will exalt and lift myself up.
11 You conceive chaff and give birth to stubble,
your breath is a fire devouring you.
12 The peoples will be as if burned into lime,
like thorns cut off to burn in the fire.
13 You living far off, hear what I have done!
You who are near, acknowledge my strength!”
14 The sinners in Tziyon are frightened;
trembling has seized the ungodly.
“Who of us can live with the devouring fire?
Who of us can live with eternal burning?”
15 He whose life is right and whose speech is straight,
he who scorns getting rich by extortion,
he who shakes his hands free of bribes,
stops his ears against talk of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes against looking at evil.
16 Such a person will live on the heights,
his refuge a fortress among the cliffs,
his food and water in steady supply.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty,
they will gaze on a land stretching into the distance.
18 Your mind will meditate on the terror:
“Where is the man who did the counting?
Where is the man who did the weighing?
Where is the man who numbered the towers?”
19 You will not see the intransigent people,
that people whose language is so obscure,
whose stuttering speech you cannot understand.
20 Look at Tziyon, the city of our festivals;
your eyes will see Yerushalayim a secure abode,
a tent that will not be removed,
whose pegs will never be pulled out
and whose guy-ropes will not be cut.
21 But there in his splendor Adonai will be with us,
in a place of rivers and broad streams.
But no boat with oars will go there,
no majestic ship will pass by.
22 For Adonai is our judge, Adonai is our lawgiver,
Adonai is our king. He will save us.
23 For your ropes are hanging loose,
not holding the mast, not spreading the sail.
Then the plunder shared out is so huge
that even the lame get part of the spoil.
24 No inhabitant will say, “I am ill”;
the people living there will be forgiven their sin.
Isaiah 33
New International Version
Isaiah 33
New International Version
Distress and Help
33 Woe(A) to you, destroyer,
you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
you will be destroyed;(B)
when you stop betraying,
you will be betrayed.(C)
2 Lord, be gracious(D) to us;
we long for you.
Be our strength(E) every morning,
our salvation(F) in time of distress.(G)
3 At the uproar of your army,(H) the peoples flee;(I)
when you rise up,(J) the nations scatter.
4 Your plunder,(K) O nations, is harvested(L) as by young locusts;(M)
like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
5 The Lord is exalted,(N) for he dwells on high;(O)
he will fill Zion with his justice(P) and righteousness.(Q)
6 He will be the sure foundation for your times,
a rich store of salvation(R) and wisdom and knowledge;
the fear(S) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](T)
7 Look, their brave men(U) cry aloud in the streets;
the envoys(V) of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are deserted,
no travelers(W) are on the roads.(X)
The treaty is broken,(Y)
its witnesses[b] are despised,
no one is respected.
9 The land dries up(Z) and wastes away,
Lebanon(AA) is ashamed and withers;(AB)
Sharon(AC) is like the Arabah,
and Bashan(AD) and Carmel(AE) drop their leaves.
10 “Now will I arise,(AF)” says the Lord.
“Now will I be exalted;(AG)
now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive(AH) chaff,
you give birth(AI) to straw;
your breath is a fire(AJ) that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;(AK)
like cut thornbushes(AL) they will be set ablaze.(AM)”
13 You who are far away,(AN) hear(AO) what I have done;
you who are near, acknowledge my power!
14 The sinners(AP) in Zion are terrified;
trembling(AQ) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(AR)
Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously(AS)
and speak what is right,(AT)
who reject gain from extortion(AU)
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(AV)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes(AW) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(AX)
whose refuge(AY) will be the mountain fortress.(AZ)
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail(BA) them.
17 Your eyes will see the king(BB) in his beauty(BC)
and view a land that stretches afar.(BD)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(BE)
“Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(BF)”
19 You will see those arrogant people(BG) no more,
people whose speech is obscure,
whose language is strange and incomprehensible.(BH)
20 Look on Zion,(BI) the city of our festivals;
your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful abode,(BJ) a tent(BK) that will not be moved;(BL)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty(BM) One.
It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.(BN)
No galley with oars will ride them,
no mighty ship(BO) will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our judge,(BP)
the Lord is our lawgiver,(BQ)
the Lord is our king;(BR)
it is he who will save(BS) us.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him
- Isaiah 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities
Isaiah 33
King James Version
Isaiah 33
King James Version
33 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
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.
3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
5 The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors 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 no man.
9 The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
10 Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us 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 seeing evil;
16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21 But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
22 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 could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Isaías 33
La Biblia de las Américas
Isaías 33
La Biblia de las Américas
Esperanza en el Señor
33 ¡Ay de ti que destruyes(A),
y no has sido destruido;
y de aquel que es pérfido(B), cuando otros no actuaron con perfidia contra él!
Cuando termines de destruir, serás destruido(C);
cuando acabes de actuar con perfidia, con perfidia actuarán contra ti(D).
2 Oh Señor, ten piedad de nosotros(E); en ti hemos esperado(F).
Sé nuestra[a] fortaleza[b](G) cada mañana,
también nuestra salvación en tiempo de angustia(H).
3 Al estruendo del tumulto los pueblos huyen(I);
al levantarte tú las naciones se dispersan(J);
4 se recoge el[c] botín como recoge la oruga,
se lanzan sobre él como se lanzan las langostas.
5 Exaltado es el Señor(K), pues mora en lo alto;
ha llenado a Sión de derecho y de justicia(L).
6 Él será la seguridad[d](M) de tus tiempos,
abundancia de salvación(N), sabiduría y conocimiento(O);
el temor del Señor(P) es tu[e] tesoro.
7 He aquí, sus valientes claman en las calles[f],
los mensajeros(Q) de paz lloran amargamente.
8 Las calzadas están desiertas, el transeúnte ya no pasa[g](R);
ha quebrantado el pacto(S), ha despreciado las ciudades[h],
no tiene en estima al hombre.
9 De duelo está la tierra y languidece(T),
el Líbano(U) está avergonzado y se marchita;
Sarón(V) es como una llanura desierta,
y pierden[i] su follaje Basán y el Carmelo.
10 Ahora me levantaré —dice el Señor(W)—
ahora seré exaltado, ahora seré ensalzado.
11 Concebisteis paja[j], daréis a luz rastrojo(X);
mi[k] aliento como fuego os consumirá(Y).
12 Y los pueblos serán calcinados,
como espinos cortados que son quemados en el fuego(Z).
13 Oíd, los que estáis lejos, lo que he hecho;
y los que estáis cerca, reconoced mi poder(AA).
14 Aterrados están los pecadores(AB) en Sión,
el temblor(AC) se ha apoderado de los impíos.
¿Quién de nosotros habitará con el fuego consumidor(AD)?
¿Quién de nosotros habitará con las llamas eternas(AE)?
15 Él que anda en justicia y habla con sinceridad(AF),
el que rehúsa la ganancia injusta[l],
y se sacude las manos[m] para que no retengan soborno;
el que se tapa los oídos para no oír de derramamiento de sangre,
y cierra los ojos para no ver el mal(AG);
16 ese morará en las alturas,
en la peña inexpugnable[n] estará su refugio[o](AH);
se le dará su pan,
y tendrá segura su agua(AI).
17 Tus ojos contemplarán al Rey(AJ) en su hermosura,
verán una tierra muy lejana(AK).
18 Tu corazón meditará en el terror(AL), y dirá:
¿Dónde está el que cuenta?
¿Dónde está el que pesa?
¿Dónde está(AM) el que cuenta las torres?
19 No verás más al pueblo feroz,
pueblo de habla incomprensible, que nadie entiende[p],
de lengua tartamuda, que nadie comprende[q](AN).
20 Contempla a Sión(AO), ciudad de nuestras fiestas señaladas;
tus ojos verán a Jerusalén, morada de quietud(AP),
tienda que no será plegada,
cuyas estacas no serán arrancadas nunca,
ni rotas ninguna de sus cuerdas(AQ).
21 Porque allí, el Majestuoso, el Señor, será para nosotros
lugar de ríos(AR) y de anchos canales,
por donde no andará embarcación de remos,
ni nave potente por él pasará.
22 Porque el Señor es nuestro juez(AS),
el Señor es nuestro legislador(AT),
el Señor es nuestro rey(AU);
Él nos salvará(AV).
23 Se han aflojado tus cuerdas;
no pueden sostener firme el mástil
ni entesar la vela.
Entonces será repartida la presa de un abundante botín(AW);
los cojos se llevarán los despojos(AX).
24 Ningún habitante dirá: Estoy enfermo(AY);
al pueblo que allí[r] habita, le será perdonada su iniquidad(AZ).
Footnotes
- Isaías 33:2 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., su (de ellos)
- Isaías 33:2 Lit., brazo
- Isaías 33:4 Lit., vuestro
- Isaías 33:6 O, fidelidad
- Isaías 33:6 Lit., su
- Isaías 33:7 Lit., afueras
- Isaías 33:8 Lit., el que pasa por la senda ha cesado
- Isaías 33:8 Los M.M.M. dicen: los testimonios
- Isaías 33:9 Lit., sacudiendo
- Isaías 33:11 Lit., hierba seca
- Isaías 33:11 Así en dos versiones antiguas; en el T.M., vuestro
- Isaías 33:15 Lit., de explotadores
- Isaías 33:15 Lit., palmas
- Isaías 33:16 Lit., las fortalezas de peñas
- Isaías 33:16 O, baluarte
- Isaías 33:19 Lit., de profundidad de labios, sin oír
- Isaías 33:19 Lit., no hay entendimiento
- Isaías 33:24 Lit., en ella
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