Isaiah 33:15-24 ▼

15 The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others--

16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

17 You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.

18 Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves, |Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?|

19 You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.

20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.

21 Instead the LORD will rule there as our mighty king. Rivers and wide streams will flow through it; no war galley will enter; no large ships will sail through.

22 For the LORD, our ruler, the LORD, our commander, the LORD, our king--he will deliver us.

23 Though at this time your ropes are slack, the mast is not secured, and the sail is not unfurled, at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; even the lame will drag off plunder.

24 No resident of Zion will say, |I am ill|; the people who live there will have their sin forgiven.