Isaiah 33:1-15 ▼

1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; And dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; And when thou art weary with dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; We have waited for Thee; Be Thou their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

3 At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; At the lifting up of Thyself the nations are scattered.

4 And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; As locusts leap do they leap upon it.

5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwelleth on high; He hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

6 And the stability of thy times shall be A hoard of salvation--wisdom and knowledge, And the fear of the LORD which is His treasure.

7 Behold, their valiant ones cry without; The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

8 The highways lie waste, The wayfaring man ceaseth; He hath broken the covenant, He hath despised the cities, He regardeth not man.

9 The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, it withereth; Sharon is like a wilderness; And Bashan and Carmel are clean bare.

10 Now will I arise, saith the LORD; Now will I be exalted; Now will I lift Myself up.

11 Ye conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble; Your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

12 And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime; As thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.

13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; And, ye that are near, acknowledge My might.

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; Trembling hath seized the ungodly: 'Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?'

15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; He that despiseth the gain of oppressions, That shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, That stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, And shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil;