Isaiah 33:10-16
New English Translation
10 “Now I will rise up,” says the Lord.
“Now I will exalt myself;
now I will magnify myself.[a]
11 You conceive straw,[b]
you give birth to chaff;
your breath is a fire that destroys you.[c]
12 The nations will be burned to ashes;[d]
like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.
13 You who are far away, listen to what I have done!
You who are close by, recognize my strength.”
14 Sinners are afraid in Zion;
panic[e] grips the godless.[f]
They say,[g] “Who among us can coexist with destructive fire?
Who among us can coexist with unquenchable[h] fire?”
15 The one who lives[i] uprightly[j]
and speaks honestly;
the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures
and rejects a bribe;[k]
the one who does not plot violent crimes[l]
and does not seek to harm others[m]—
16 this is the person who will live in a secure place;[n]
he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds;[o]
he will have food
and a constant supply of water.
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 33:10 tn Or “lift myself up” (KJV); NLT “show my power and might.”
- Isaiah 33:11 tn The second person verb and pronominal forms in this verse are plural. The hostile nations are the addressed, as the next verse makes clear.
- Isaiah 33:11 sn The hostile nations’ plans to destroy God’s people will come to nothing; their hostility will end up being self-destructive.
- Isaiah 33:12 tn Heb “will be a burning to lime.” See Amos 2:1.
- Isaiah 33:14 tn Or “trembling” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “shake with fear.”
- Isaiah 33:14 tn Or “the defiled”; TEV “The sinful people of Zion”; NLT “The sinners in Jerusalem.”
- Isaiah 33:14 tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Isaiah 33:14 tn Or “perpetual”; or “everlasting” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
- Isaiah 33:15 tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).
- Isaiah 33:15 tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”
- Isaiah 33:15 tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”
- Isaiah 33:15 tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”
- Isaiah 33:15 tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”
- Isaiah 33:16 tn Heb “he [in the] exalted places will live.”
- Isaiah 33:16 tn Heb “mountain strongholds, cliffs [will be] his elevated place.”
Isaiah 33:10-16
Christian Standard Bible
10 “Now I will rise up,”(A) says the Lord.
“Now I will lift myself up.
Now I will be exalted.
11 You will conceive chaff;(B)
you will give birth to stubble.
Your breath is fire that will consume you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes,
like thorns cut down and burned in a fire.
13 You who are far off, hear what I have done;
you who are near,(C) know my strength.”
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?(D)
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”(E)
15 The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,(F)
who refuses profit from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes against evil schemes(G)—
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,
his food provided, his water assured.
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