Isaiah
Isaiah 33 ©
1 God's judgments against the enemies of Zion. 13 The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly.
WOE to athee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! bwhen thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
O LORD, cbe gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: dbe thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
And gyour spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
Behold, their 2valiant ones shall cry without: lthe ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: ras thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
tThe sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised uthe hypocrites. vWho among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
He that wwalketh 4righteously, and speaketh 5uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of 6oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of 7blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Thine heart shall meditate terror. aWhere is the scribe? where is the 10receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
bThou shalt not see a fierce people, a people cof a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a 11stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
dLook upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a *tabernacle that shall not be taken down; enot one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.