Isaiah 33:14-24 ▼

14 Sinners have been afraid in Zion, || Trembling has seized the profane: Who dwells for us—consuming fire, || Who dwells for us—burnings of the age?

15 Whoever is walking righteously, || And is speaking uprightly, || Kicking against gain of oppressions, || Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, || Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, || And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

16 He inhabits high places, || Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, || His bread has been given, his waters steadfast.

17 Your eyes see a king in his beauty, || They see a far-off land.

18 Your heart meditates [on] terror, || Where [is] he who is counting? Where [is] he who is weighing? Where [is] he who is counting the towers?

19 You do not see the strong people, || A people deeper of lip than to be understood, || Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.

20 See Zion, the city of our meetings, || Your eyes see Jerusalem—a quiet habitation, || A tent not taken down, its pins are not removed forever, || And none of its cords are broken.

21 But YHWH [is] mighty for us there, || A place of rivers—streams of broad sides, || No ship with oars goes into it, || And a mighty ship does not pass over it.

22 For YHWH, ours who is judging, || YHWH our lawgiver, || YHWH our King—He saves us.

23 Your ropes have been left, || They do not correctly strengthen their mast, || They have not spread out a sail, || Then a prey of much spoil has been apportioned, || The lame have taken spoil.

24 Nor does an inhabitant say, “I was sick”; The people dwelling in it [are] forgiven of [their] iniquity!