Isaiah 33:21-23

Contemporary English Version

²¹Our wonderful Lord
will be with us!
There will be deep rivers
and wide streams
safe from enemy ships.^[a]

The Lord Is Our Judge

²²The Lord is our judge
    and our ruler;
the Lord is our king
    and will keep us safe.
²³But your nation^[b] is a ship
    with its rigging loose,
its mast shaky,
    and its sail not spread.

Someday even you that are lame
will take everything you want
from your enemies.

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Footnotes

33.21 safe … ships: This probably means that Jerusalem will have a lot of water, without the danger of attacks from enemy ships.
33.23 your nation: Possibly Judah or Assyria.