Isaiah 33:20–24

Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts!

Your eyes will see Jerusalem,

an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent,

whose stakes will never be plucked up,

nor will any of its cords be broken.

But there the Lord in majesty will be for us

a place of broad rivers and streams,

where no galley with oars can go,

nor majestic ship can pass.

For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver;

the Lord is our king; he will save us.

Your cords hang loose;

they cannot hold the mast firm in its place

or keep the sail spread out.

Then prey and spoil in abundance will be divided;

even the lame will take the prey.

And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”;

the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.

Look on Zion, the city of our festivals;

your eyes will see Jerusalem,

a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;

its stakes will never be pulled up,

nor any of its ropes broken.

There the Lord will be our Mighty One.

It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.

No galley with oars will ride them,

no mighty ship will sail them.

For the Lord is our judge,

the Lord is our lawgiver,

the Lord is our king;

it is he who will save us.

Your rigging hangs loose:

The mast is not held secure,

the sail is not spread.

Then an abundance of spoils will be divided

and even the lame will carry off plunder.

No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;

and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.

Look at Zion, the city of our festival times.

Your eyes will see Jerusalem,

a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander;

its tent pegs will not be pulled up

nor will any of its cords be loosened.

For the majestic one, our Lord, will be there,

a place of rivers and broad streams

where ships that are rowed will not go,

and majestic vessels will not pass.

For the Lord is our Judge,

the Lord is our Lawgiver,

the Lord is our King.

He will save us.

Your 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,

and none there will say, “I am sick.”

The people who dwell there

will be forgiven their iniquity.

Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.

You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.

It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut

and whose stakes are firmly fixed.

The Lord will be our Mighty One.

He will be like a wide river of protection

that no enemy can cross,

that no enemy ship can sail upon.

For the Lord is our judge,

our lawgiver, and our king.

He will care for us and save us.

The enemies’ sails hang loose

on broken masts with useless tackle.

Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.

Even the lame will take their share!

The people of Israel will no longer say,

“We are sick and helpless,”

for the Lord will forgive their sins.

Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals!

Your eyes will see Jerusalem,

an undisturbed settlement,

a tent that is not moved.

No one will ever pull out its tent pegs,

and none of its ropes will be torn in two.

Rather, there Yahweh will be mighty for us,

a place of rivers and broad streams,

a galley ship with oars cannot go in it,

and a mighty ship cannot pass through it.

For Yahweh is our judge; Yahweh is our lawgiver.

Yahweh is our king; he is the one who will save us.

Your riggings hang slack;

they do not hold the base of their mast firm,

they do not spread out the sail.

Then the prey of spoil in abundance will be divided;

the lame will take plunder.

And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”;

the people who live in it, their iniquity will be taken away.

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.

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.

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver,

The Lord is our king; he will save us.

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.

And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick:

The people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.