Isaiah 33 : 1 (NCV)
How terrible it will be for you who destroy others but have not been destroyed yet. How terrible it will be for you, traitor, whom no one has turned against yet. When you stop destroying, others will destroy you. When you stop turning against others, they will turn against you.
Isaiah 33 : 2 (NCV)
Lord, be kind to us. We have waited for your help. Give us strength every morning. Save us when we are in trouble.
Isaiah 33 : 3 (NCV)
Your powerful voice makes people run away in fear; your greatness causes the nations to run away.
Isaiah 33 : 4 (NCV)
Like locusts, your enemies will take away the things you stole in war. Like locusts rushing about, they will take your wealth.
Isaiah 33 : 5 (NCV)
The Lord is very great, and he lives in a high place. He fills Jerusalem with fairness and justice.
Isaiah 33 : 6 (NCV)
He will be your safety. He is full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. Respect for the Lord is the greatest treasure.
Isaiah 33 : 7 (NCV)
See, brave men are crying out in the streets; those who tried to bring peace are crying loudly.
Isaiah 33 : 8 (NCV)
There is no one on the roads, no one walking in the paths. People have broken the agreements they made. They refuse to believe the proof from witnesses. No one respects other people.
Isaiah 33 : 9 (NCV)
The land is sick and dying; Lebanon is ashamed and dying. The Plain of Sharon is dry like the desert, and the trees of Bashan and Carmel are dying.
Isaiah 33 : 10 (NCV)
The Lord says, "Now, I will stand up and show my greatness. Now, I will become important to the people.
Isaiah 33 : 11 (NCV)
You people do useless things that are like hay and straw. A destructive wind will burn you like fire.
Isaiah 33 : 12 (NCV)
People will be burned until their bones become like lime; they will burn quickly like dry thornbushes."
Isaiah 33 : 13 (NCV)
You people in faraway lands, hear what I have done. You people who are near me, learn about my power.
Isaiah 33 : 14 (NCV)
The sinners in Jerusalem are afraid; those who are separated from God shake with fear. They say, "Can any of us live through this fire that destroys? Who can live near this fire that burns on and on?"
Isaiah 33 : 15 (NCV)
A person who does what is right and speaks what is right, who refuses to take money unfairly, who refuses to take money to hurt others, who does not listen to plans of murder, who refuses to think about evil --
Isaiah 33 : 16 (NCV)
this is the kind of person who will be safe. He will be protected as he would be in a high, walled city. He will always have bread, and he will not run out of water.
Isaiah 33 : 17 (NCV)
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. You will see the land that stretches far away.
Isaiah 33 : 18 (NCV)
You will think about the terror of the past: "Where is that officer? Where is the one who collected the taxes? Where is the officer in charge of our defense towers?"
Isaiah 33 : 19 (NCV)
No longer will you see those proud people from other countries, whose strange language you couldn't understand.
Isaiah 33 : 20 (NCV)
Look at Jerusalem, the city of our festivals. Look at Jerusalem, that beautiful place of rest. It is like a tent that will never be moved; the pegs that hold her in place will never be pulled up, and her ropes will never be broken.
Isaiah 33 : 21 (NCV)
There the Lord will be our Mighty One. That land is a place with streams and wide rivers, but there will be no enemy boats on those rivers; no powerful ship will sail on them.
Isaiah 33 : 22 (NCV)
This is because the Lord is our judge. The Lord makes our laws. The Lord is our king. He will save us.
Isaiah 33 : 23 (NCV)
You sailors from other lands, hear: The ropes on your boats hang loose. The mast is not held firm. The sails are not spread open. Then your great wealth will be divided. There will be so much wealth that even the crippled people will carry off a share.
Isaiah 33 : 24 (NCV)
No one living in Jerusalem will say, "I am sick." The people who live there will have their sins forgiven.
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