Isaiah 33:1-16 ▼

1 Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you shall finish destroying, you shall be destroyed; As soon as you shall cease to deal treacherously, others shall deal treacherously with you.

2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for Thee. Be Thou their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.

3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; At the lifting up of Thyself nations disperse.

4 And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about, men rush about on it.

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

6 And He shall be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure.

7 Behold, their brave men cry in the streets, The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

8 The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.

9 The land mourns and pines away, Lebanon is shamed and withers; Sharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage.

10 “Now I will arise,” says the LORD, “Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.

11 “You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.

12 “And the peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

13 “You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

14 Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?”

15 He who walks righteously, and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain, And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

16 He will dwell on the heights; His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him; His water will be sure.