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A Prophecy of Deliverance from Foes

33 Woe to the 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.(A)

O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you.
    Be our arm every morning,
    our salvation in the time of trouble.(B)
At the sound of tumult, peoples fled;
    before your majesty, nations scattered.(C)
Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
    as locusts leap, they leaped[a] upon it.

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Footnotes

  1. 33.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain

The Judgment of God

33 Woe (A)to you, destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he (B)who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, (C)you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will (D)deal treacherously with you.
Lord, (E)be gracious to us; we have (F)waited for You.
Be [a]their [b](G)strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the (H)time of distress.
At the sound of a roar, (I)peoples flee;
At the (J)lifting up of Yourself, nations disperse.
Your plunder is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
Like an infestation of locusts, people storm it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:2 Some ancient versions our
  2. Isaiah 33:2 Lit arm