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Isaiah 33

The Judgment of God

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Woe  ato you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he  bwho is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying,  cyou will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will  ddeal treacherously with you.

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O LORD,  abe gracious to us; we have  bwaited for You. Be  1their  2 cstrength every morning, Our salvation also in the  dtime of distress.

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At the sound of the tumult  apeoples flee; At the  blifting up of Yourself nations disperse.

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Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.

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The LORD is  aexalted, for He dwells on high; He has  bfilled Zion with justice and righteousness.

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And He will be the  1 astability of your times, A  bwealth of salvation, wisdom and  cknowledge; The  dfear of the LORD is his treasure.

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Behold, their brave men cry in  1the streets, The  2 aambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

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The highways are desolate,  1the  atraveler has ceased, He has  bbroken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.

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 aThe land mourns and pines away,  bLebanon is shamed and withers;  cSharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel  1lose their foliage.

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"Now  aI will arise," says the LORD, "Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.

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"You have  aconceived  1chaff, you will give birth to stubble;  2My  bbreath will consume you like a fire.

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"The peoples will be burned to lime,  aLike cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

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"You who are far away,  ahear what I have done; And you who are near,  1acknowledge My might."

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 aSinners in Zion are terrified;  bTrembling has seized the godless. "Who among us can live with  cthe consuming fire? Who among us can live with  1continual  dburning?"

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He who  awalks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects  1unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And  bshuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

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He will dwell on the heights,  aHis refuge will be the  1impregnable rock;  bHis bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

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Your eyes will see  athe King in His beauty; They will behold  ba far-distant land.

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Your heart will meditate on  aterror: "Where is  bhe who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?"

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You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of  1 aunintelligible speech  2which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue  3which no one understands.

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 aLook upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an  bundisturbed habitation,  cA tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart.

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But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us A place of  arivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass--

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For the LORD is our  ajudge, The LORD is  bour lawgiver, The LORD is  cour king;  dHe will save us--

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Your tackle hangs slack; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then the  aprey of an abundant spoil will be divided;  bThe lame will take the plunder.

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And no resident will say, "I am  asick"; The people who dwell  1there will be  bforgiven their iniquity.



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