Isaiah 33 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 33:1
KJVWoe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
WEBWoe to you who destroy, but you weren’t destroyed;
YLTWo, spoiler! and thou not spoiled, And treacherous! and they dealt not treacherously with thee, When thou dost finish, O spoiler, thou art spoiled, When thou dost finish dealing treacherously, They deal treacherously with thee.
Isaiah 33:2
KJVO Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
WEBYahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you.
YLTO Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.
Isaiah 33:3
KJVAt the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
WEBAt the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled.
YLTFrom the voice of a multitude fled have peoples, From thine exaltation scattered have been nations.
Isaiah 33:4
KJVAnd your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
WEBYour plunder will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers.
YLTAnd gathered hath been your spoil, A gathering of the caterpillar, As a running to and fro of locusts is he running on it.
Isaiah 33:5
KJVThe Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
WEBYahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high.
YLTSet on high is Jehovah, for He is dwelling on high, He filled Zion [with] judgment and righteousness,
Isaiah 33:6
KJVAnd wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
WEBThere will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
YLTAnd hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it [is] His treasure.
Isaiah 33:7
KJVBehold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
WEBBehold, their valiant ones cry outside;
YLTLo, `Their Ariel,' they have cried without, Messengers of peace do weep bitterly.
Isaiah 33:8
KJVThe highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
WEBThe highways are desolate.
YLTDesolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.
Isaiah 33:9
KJVThe earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
WEBThe land mourns and languishes.
YLTMourned, languished hath the land, Confounded hath been Lebanon, Withered hath been Sharon as a wilderness, And shaking are Bashan and Carmel.
Isaiah 33:10
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Isaiah 33:11
KJVYe shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
WEBYou will conceive chaff.
YLTYe conceive chaff, ye bear stubble, Your spirit! -- fire devoureth you.
Isaiah 33:12
KJVAnd the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
WEBThe peoples will be like the burning of lime,
YLTAnd peoples have been [as] burnings of lime, Thorns, as sweepings, with fire they burn.
Isaiah 33:13
KJVHear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
WEBHear, you who are far off, what I have done;
YLTHear, ye far off, that which I have done, And know, ye near ones, My might.
Isaiah 33:14
KJVThe sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
WEBThe sinners in Zion are afraid.
YLTAfraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us -- consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us -- burnings of the age?
Isaiah 33:15
KJVHe that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
WEBHe who walks righteously,
YLTWhoso 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,
Isaiah 33:16
KJVHe shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
WEBhe will dwell on high.
YLTHe high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.
Isaiah 33:17
KJVThine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
WEBYour eyes will see the king in his beauty.
YLTA king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.
Isaiah 33:18
KJVThine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
WEBYour heart will meditate on the terror.
YLTThy heart doth meditate terror, Where [is] he who is counting? Where [is] he who is weighing? Where [is] he who is counting the towers?
Isaiah 33:19
KJVThou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
WEBYou will no longer see the fierce people,
YLTThe strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.
Isaiah 33:20
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Isaiah 33:21
KJVBut there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
WEBBut there Yahweh will be with us in majesty,
YLTBut there mighty [is] Jehovah for us, A place of rivers -- streams broad of sides, No ship with oars doth go into it, And a mighty ship doth not pass over it.
Isaiah 33:22
KJVFor the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
WEBFor Yahweh is our judge.
YLTFor Jehovah our judge, Jehovah our lawgiver, Jehovah our king -- He doth save us.
Isaiah 33:23
KJVThy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
WEBYour rigging is untied.
YLTLeft have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil.
Isaiah 33:24
KJVAnd the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
WEBThe inhabitant won’t say, “I am sick.”
YLTNor doth an inhabitant say, `I was sick,' The people that is dwelling in it, is forgiven of iniquity!
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