Isaiah 33:13–24

¹³You who are far away,^u hear^v what I have done;

you who are near, acknowledge my power!

¹⁴The sinners^w in Zion are terrified;

trembling^x grips the godless:

“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?^y

Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”

¹⁵Those who walk righteously^z

and speak what is right,^a

who reject gain from extortion^b

and keep their hands from accepting bribes,^c

who stop their ears against plots of murder

and shut their eyes^d against contemplating evil—

¹⁶they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,^e

whose refuge^f will be the mountain fortress.^g

Their bread will be supplied,

and water will not fail^h them.

¹⁷Your eyes will see the kingⁱ in his beauty^j

and view a land that stretches afar.^k

¹⁸In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:^l

“Where is that chief officer?

Where is the one who took the revenue?

Where is the officer in charge of the towers?^m”

¹⁹You will see those arrogant peopleⁿ no more,

people whose speech is obscure,

whose language is strange and incomprehensible.^o

²⁰Look on Zion,^p the city of our festivals;

your eyes will see Jerusalem,

a peaceful abode,^q a tent^r that will not be moved;^s

its stakes will never be pulled up,

nor any of its ropes broken.

²¹There the Lord will be our Mighty^t One.

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

No galley with oars will ride them,

no mighty ship^v will sail them.

²²For the Lord is our judge,^w

the Lord is our lawgiver,^x

the Lord is our king;^y

it is he who will save^z us.

²³Your 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^a will carry off plunder.^b

²⁴No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;^c

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