XXXIII. Woe to thee athat spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled;

And bdealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee!

cWhen thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled;

And when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

2  O Lord, be gracious unto us; dwe have waited for thee:

eBe thou their arm fevery morning,

Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

3  At the noise of the tumult the people fled;

gAt the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

4  And ayour spoil shall be hgathered like the gathering of ithe caterpillar:

As the running to and fro of locusts shall he krun upon them.

5  lThe Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high:

He hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

6  And wisdom and knowledge shall be

mThe stability of thy times, and nstrength of * salvation:

The fear of the Lord is his treasure.

7  Behold, their * valiant ones shall cry without:

oThe ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

8  pThe highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth:

He qhath broken the covenant,

rHe hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

9  sThe earth mourneth and tlanguisheth:

uLebanon is ashamed and * hewn down:

uSharon is like a wilderness;

And vBashan and uCarmel wshake off their fruits.

10  xNow will I rise, saith the Lord;

Now will I be exalted;

Now will I lift up myself.

11  yYe shall conceive zchaff, yye shall bring forth zstubble:

Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

12  And the people shall be as the burnings of lime:

aAs thorns bcut up shall they be burnt in the fire.

13  Hear, cye that are far off, what I have done;

And cye that are near, acknowledge my might.

14  The sinners in Zion are afraid;

dFearfulness hath surprised ethe hypocrites.

fWho among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?

Who amongst us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

15  gHe that walketh * righteously, and speaketh * uprightly;

He that despiseth the gain of * hoppressions,

That shaketh his hands from holding of ibribes,

That stoppeth his ears from hearing of * blood,

And jshutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

16  kHe shall dwell on * high:

His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:

Bread shall be given him; lhis waters shall be sure.

17  Thine eyes shall see mthe king in his beauty:

They shall behold * the land that is very far off.

18  Thine heart shall meditate terror.

nWhere is the scribe? where is the * receiver?

Where is he that counted the towers?

19  oThou shalt not see pa fierce people,

qA people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive;

Of a * rstammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

20  Look upon Zion, the city of our ssolemnities:

tThine eyes shall see Jerusalem a uquiet habitation,

A tabernacle that shall not be taken down;

vNot one of wthe stakes thereof shall ever be removed,

Neither shall any of xthe cords thereof be broken.

21  But there the glorious Lord will be unto us

A place * of broad yrivers and ystreams;

Wherein shall go no galley with oars,

Neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

22  For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our z* lawgiver,

aThe Lord is our king; he will save us.

23  * Thy btacklings care loosed;

They could not well strengthen their dmast, they could not spread ethe sail:

Then is fthe prey of a great fspoil divided;

gThe lame take the prey.

24  And hthe inhabitant shall not say, I am sick:

iThe people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.