Chapter 33

Woe to thee that spoilest,⁶ and thou [wast] not spoiled;⁷ and dealest treacherously,⁶ and they dealt not treacherously¹ with thee! when thou shalt cease⁵³ to spoil,⁶ thou shalt be spoiled;⁹³ [and] when thou shalt make an end⁵³ to deal treacherously,² they shall deal treacherously⁴ with thee.

O LORD, be gracious³ unto us; we have waited¹⁴ for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

At the noise of the tumult the people fled;¹ at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.¹

And your spoil shall be gathered²⁷ [like] the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run⁶ upon them.

The LORD is exalted;¹² for he dwelleth⁶ on high: he hath filled¹⁴ Zion with judgment and righteousness.

And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, [and] strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD [is] his treasure.

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry¹ without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep⁴ bitterly.

The highways lie waste,⁸ the wayfaring^{6 734} man ceaseth:¹ he hath broken⁵² the covenant, he hath despised¹ the cities, he regardeth¹ no man.

The earth mourneth¹ [and] languisheth:⁴⁹ Lebanon is ashamed⁵² [and] hewn down:¹ Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off⁶ [their fruits].

Now will I rise,⁴ saith⁴ the LORD; now will I be exalted;¹¹ now will I lift up¹¹ myself.

Ye shall conceive⁴ chaff, ye shall bring forth⁴ stubble: your breath, [as] fire, shall devour⁴ you.

And the people shall be [as] the burnings of lime: [as] thorns cut up⁷ shall they be burned⁴ in the fire.

Hear,³ ye [that are] far off, what I have done;¹ and, ye [that are] near, acknowledge³ my might.

The sinners in Zion are afraid;¹ fearfulness hath surprised¹ the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell⁴ with the devouring⁶ fire? who among us shall dwell⁴ with everlasting burnings?

He that walketh⁶ righteously, and speaketh⁶ uprightly; he that despiseth⁶ the gain of oppressions, that shaketh⁶ his hands from holding² of bribes, that stoppeth⁵ his ears from hearing² of blood, and shutteth⁶ his eyes from seeing² evil;

He shall dwell⁴ on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given¹² him; his waters [shall be] sure.¹²

Thine eyes shall see⁴ the king in his beauty: they shall behold⁴ the land that is very far off.

Thine heart shall meditate⁴ terror. Where [is] the scribe?⁶ where [is] the receiver?⁶ where [is] he that counted⁶ the towers?

Thou shalt not see⁴ a fierce¹² people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive;² of a stammering¹² tongue, [that thou canst] not understand.

Look³ upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see⁴ Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle [that] shall not be taken down;⁴ not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed,⁴ neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.¹¹

But there the glorious LORD [will be] unto us a place of broad ³⁰²⁷ rivers [and] streams; wherein shall go⁴ no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass⁴ thereby.

For the LORD [is] our judge,⁶ the LORD [is] our lawgiver,²⁶ the LORD [is] our king; he will save⁵⁵ us.

Thy tacklings are loosed;⁸ they could not well strengthen¹⁷ their mast, they could not spread¹ the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided;²⁷ the lame take¹ the prey.

And the inhabitant shall not say,⁴ I am sick:¹ the people that dwell⁶ therein [shall be] forgiven⁷ [their] iniquity.