Isaiah 33:10-16

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Now I will arise, says the Lord.
    Now I will exalt myself; now I will stand tall.
¹¹ You conceive straw, give birth to stubble;
    your breath is a fire that devours you.
¹² Peoples will be burned to lime,
    thorns cut up and set ablaze.
¹³ You who are far away, hear what I have done;
    and you who are near, know my strength!

¹⁴ Sinners became terrified in Zion;
    trembling seized the godless:
        “Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
        Who among us can live with the everlasting blaze?”
¹⁵ The one who walks righteously and speaks truthfully,
    who rejects profit from extortion,
    who waves away a bribe instead of grabbing it,
    who won’t listen to bloody plots,
    and who won’t contemplate doing something evil.
¹⁶ He will live on the heights;
    fortresses in the cliffs will be his refuge.
His food will be provided,
    his water guaranteed.