“1 Woe 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. 2
O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm
every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 3 At the noise
of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations
were scattered. 4 And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering
of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run
upon them. 5 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath
filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. 6 And wisdom and knowledge
shall be the stability of thy times, [and] strength of salvation: the
fear of the LORD [is] his treasure. 7 Behold, their valiant ones shall
cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. 8 The
highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the
covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man. 9 The earth
mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed [and] hewn down: Sharon
is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their fruits]. 10
Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift
up myself. 11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble:
your breath, [as] fire, shall devour you. 12 And the people shall be
[as] the burnings of lime: [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in
the fire.”
“13 Hear, ye [that are] far off, what I have done; and, ye [that are]
near, acknowledge my might. 14 The 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?
15 He 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; 16 He shall dwell on high: his place of
defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his
waters [shall be] sure. 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty:
they shall behold the land that is very far off. 18 Thine heart shall
meditate terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where
[is] he that counted the towers? 19 Thou 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. 20 Look upon Zion, the city of
our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a
tabernacle [that] shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof
shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21 But 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. 22 For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is]
our lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us. 23 Thy 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. 24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the
people that dwell therein [shall be] forgiven [their] iniquity.” (Isaiah
33:1-24 AV)