Behold, their brave men cry out [a]in the streets,
The [b](A)ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are desolate, [c]the (B)traveler has ceased,
He has (C)broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for mankind.
(D)The land mourns and wastes away,
(E)Lebanon is shamed and withers;
(F)Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel [d]lose their foliage.

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  1. Isaiah 33:7 Lit outside
  2. Isaiah 33:7 Lit messengers
  3. Isaiah 33:8 Lit one who passes along the way
  4. Isaiah 33:9 Lit shake off

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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Footnotes

  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