Isaiah 33:1-24 NASB95

[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 finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you. [2] O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be 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 Yourself nations disperse. [4] 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 will 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] "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. [17] Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land. [18] Your heart will meditate on terror: "Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?" [19] You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue which no one understands. [20] Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart. [21] But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us A place of rivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass- [22] For the LORD is our judge, The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD is our king; He will save us- [23] Your tackle hangs slack; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided; The lame will take the plunder. [24] And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.