Isaiah 33:1–13

The Lord Will Rescue Jerusalem from Assyria

¹How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer, 

although you haven’t been destroyed. 

How horrible it will be for you, you traitor, 

although you haven’t been betrayed. 

When you’ve finished destroying, you will be destroyed. 

When you’ve finished being a traitor, you will be betrayed. 

²O Lord, have pity on us. 

We wait with hope for you. 

Be our strength in the morning. 

Yes, be our savior in times of trouble. 

³People flee from the noise of ⸤your⸥ army. 

Nations scatter when you attack. 

⁴You nations, your loot is gathered as grasshoppers harvest a crop. 

Like swarming locusts, people rush for your loot. 

⁵The Lord is honored because he lives on high. 

He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. 

⁶He will be the foundation of your future. 

The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge. 

The fear of the Lord is ⸤your⸥ treasure. 

⁷Heroes cry in the streets. 

Messengers of peace cry bitterly. 

⁸Highways are deserted. 

Travelers stop traveling. 

Agreements are broken. 

Witnesses^aare rejected. 

People are no longer respected. 

⁹The country grieves and wastes away. 

Lebanon is ashamed and is decaying. 

Sharon has become like a wilderness. 

Bashan and Carmel are shaken. 

¹⁰The Lord says, “Now I will arise. 

Now I will get up. 

Now I will be lifted up.” 

¹¹You will be pregnant with hay. 

You will give birth to straw. 

Your breath will be a fire which will burn you up. 

¹²People will be cremated. 

They will be set on fire like dry thornbushes. 

¹³Hear what I have done, you people who are far away! 

Acknowledge my might, you people who are near!