Isaiah 33:13–24

¹³Hear, ye far off, that which I have done, And know, ye near ones, My might. ¹⁴Afraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us—consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us—burnings of the age? ¹⁵Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil, ¹⁶He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock are his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast. ¹⁷A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off. ¹⁸Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where is he who is counting? Where is he who is weighing? Where is he who is counting the towers? ¹⁹The strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding. ²⁰See Zion, the city of our meetings, Thine eyes see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, A tent not taken down, Not removed are its pins for ever, And none of its cords are broken. ²¹But there mighty is Jehovah for us, A place of rivers—streams broad of sides, No ship with oars doth go into it, And a mighty ship doth not pass over it. ²²For Jehovah our judge, Jehovah our lawgiver, Jehovah our king—He doth save us. ²³Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil. ²⁴Nor doth an inhabitant say, ‘I was sick,’ The people that is dwelling in it, is forgiven of iniquity!

Chapter 34