Isaiah 33:13–24

¹³You who are far off, hear what I have done;

you who are near,^v know my strength.”

¹⁴The sinners in Zion are afraid;

trembling seizes the ungodly:

“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?^w

Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”^*

¹⁵The one who lives righteously

and speaks rightly,^x

who refuses profit from extortion,

whose hand never takes a bribe,

who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots

and shuts his eyes against evil schemes^a —

¹⁶he will dwell on the heights;

his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,

his food provided, his water assured.

¹⁷Your eyes will see the King in his beauty;^b

you will see a vast land.^c

¹⁸Your mind will meditate on the past terror:

“Where is the accountant?^B

Where is the tribute collector?^C

Where is the one who spied out our defenses?”^D

¹⁹You will no longer see the barbarians,

a people whose speech is difficult to comprehend—

who stammer in a language that is not understood.^d

²⁰Look at Zion, the city of our festival times.

Your eyes will see Jerusalem,

a peaceful pasture,^e a tent that does not wander;

its tent pegs will not be pulled up

nor will any of its cords be loosened.^f

²¹For the majestic one, our Lord, will be there,^g

a place of rivers and broad streams

where ships that are rowed will not go,

and majestic vessels will not pass.^h

²²For the Lord is our Judge,

the Lord is our Lawgiver,ⁱ

the Lord is our King.

He will save us.^j

²³Your ropes are slack;

they cannot hold the base of the mast

or spread out the flag.

Then abundant spoil will be divided,

the lame will plunder it,

²⁴and none there will say, “I am sick.”

The people who dwell there

will be forgiven^k their iniquity.^l