Isaiah 33:2-9
New King James Version
2 O Lord, be gracious to us;
(A)We have waited for You.
Be [a]their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 At the noise of the tumult the people (B)shall flee;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
4 And Your plunder shall be gathered
Like the gathering of the caterpillar;
As the running to and fro of locusts,
He shall run upon them.
5 (C)The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.
7 Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside,
(D)The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
8 (E)The highways lie waste,
The traveling man ceases.
(F)He has broken the covenant,
[b]He has despised the [c]cities,
He regards no man.
9 (G)The earth mourns and languishes,
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:2 LXX omits their; Syr., Tg., Vg. our
- Isaiah 33:8 Tg. They have been removed from their cities
- Isaiah 33:8 So with MT, Vg.; DSS witnesses; LXX omits cities
Isaiah 33:2-9
New International Version
2 Lord, be gracious(A) to us;
we long for you.
Be our strength(B) every morning,
our salvation(C) in time of distress.(D)
3 At the uproar of your army,(E) the peoples flee;(F)
when you rise up,(G) the nations scatter.
4 Your plunder,(H) O nations, is harvested(I) as by young locusts;(J)
like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
5 The Lord is exalted,(K) for he dwells on high;(L)
he will fill Zion with his justice(M) and righteousness.(N)
6 He will be the sure foundation for your times,
a rich store of salvation(O) and wisdom and knowledge;
the fear(P) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](Q)
7 Look, their brave men(R) cry aloud in the streets;
the envoys(S) of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are deserted,
no travelers(T) are on the roads.(U)
The treaty is broken,(V)
its witnesses[b] are despised,
no one is respected.
9 The land dries up(W) and wastes away,
Lebanon(X) is ashamed and withers;(Y)
Sharon(Z) is like the Arabah,
and Bashan(AA) and Carmel(AB) drop their leaves.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him
- Isaiah 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities
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