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1 WOE to you that plunder, but you shall not plunder, and let no one deal treacherously among you; for when you seek to plunder, they will plunder you; and when you seek to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with you. 2 O LORD, be gracious to us; for in thee is our trust; be thou our helper every morning, our salvation also in the time of distress. 3 At the noise of thy tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. 4 Henceforth your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar; as a swarm of locusts when it is gathered together. 5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. 6 And faith shall be the stability of your times, and your salvation in a place of refuge; wisdom and knowledge and the reverence of the LORD is his treasure. 7 If he should be seen by them they shall howl violently; the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. 8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases, and the covenant is broken; the cities are despised, and there is no regard for man. 9 The earth mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and confounded; Sharon has become like a desert plain; and Bashan and Carmel are desolate. 10 Now I will arise, says the LORD; now I will be exalted; now I will lift up myself. 11 You shall conceive thorns, you shall bring forth stubble; your breath, as fire, shall devour you. 12 And the peoples shall be as the burning of lime; as thorns that are gathered together shall they be burned in the fire. 13 Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the heathen. Who among us shall dwell with devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? 15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly; he who despises treachery and oppression, who refuses to accept a bribe, who stops his ears that he may not hear of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes that he may not see evil. Isaiah 33:1-15, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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