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Isaiah 33 1Woe to thee that destroyest, and you wast not destroyed; and
dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When
you hast ceased to destroy, you shall be destroyed; and when thou
hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal
treacherously with thee. 2O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have
waited for thee: be you our arm every morning, our salvation also in
the time of trouble. 3At the noise of the tumult the peoples are
fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered. 4And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as
locusts leap shall men leap upon it. 5YHWH is exalted; for he
dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness. 6And there shall be stability in your times, abundance of
salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of YHWH is your treasure. 7Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace
weep bitterly. 8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man
ceaseth: [the enemy] hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the
cities, he regardeth not man. 9The land mourneth and languisheth;
Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and
Bashan and Carmel shake off [their leaves]. 10Now will I arise,
saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted. 11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your
breath is a fire that shall devour you. 12And the peoples shall
be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the
fire. 13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that
are near, acknowledge my might. 14The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the
devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings? 15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that
despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a
bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his
eyes from looking upon evil: 16He shall dwell on high; his place
of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given
[him]; his waters shall be sure. 17Thine eyes shall see the king
in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar. 18Thy
heare shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he
that weighed [the tribute]? where is he that counted the towers? 19Thou shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech
that you canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that you canst not
understand. 20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine
eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be
removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall
any of the cords thereof be broken. 21But there YHWH will be
with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein shall
go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 22For YHWH is our judge, YHWH is our lawgiver, YHWH is
our king; he will save us. 23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could
not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail:
then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey. 24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that
dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. Average revision: 0 (ASV Unaltered)
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