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Your plunder is gathered as when grasshoppers gather;
    just like[a] locusts pounce, people have pounced[b] on it.

“The Lord is exalted, for he lives on high;
    he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
He will be a sure foundation for your times,
    abundance and salvation,[c] wisdom and knowledge —
        the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.”

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  1. Isaiah 33:4 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks just like
  2. Isaiah 33:4 So 1QIsaa; MT reads people pounce
  3. Isaiah 33:6 So 1QIsaa; MT reads of salvation

Your plunder,(A) O nations, is harvested(B) as by young locusts;(C)
    like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

The Lord is exalted,(D) for he dwells on high;(E)
    he will fill Zion with his justice(F) and righteousness.(G)
He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation(H) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear(I) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](J)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him