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Isaiah 33

24 aligned verses; 24 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Woe to thee that spoilest , and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously , and they dealt not treacherously with thee ! when 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 .
Woe to you , O destroyer never destroyed , O traitor never betrayed ! When you have finished destroying , you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying , you will be betrayed .
O LORD, be gracious unto us ; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning , our salvation also in the time of trouble.
O LORD, be gracious to us ! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered .
The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise .
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them .
Your spoil , O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it .
The LORD is exalted ; for he dwelleth on high : he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
The LORD is exalted , for He dwells on high ; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation : the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation , wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant , he hath despised the cities , he regardeth no man .
The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised , and human life is disregarded .
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness ; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits .
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert ; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves .
Now will I rise , saith the LORD ; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Now I will arise , says the LORD . Now I will lift Myself up . Now I will be exalted.
Ye shall conceive chaff , ye shall bring forth stubble : your breath , as fire , shall devour you.
You conceive chaff ; you give birth to stubble . Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire .
The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze .
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings ?
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames ?
He that walketh righteously , and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions , that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes , that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil ;
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity , who refuses gain from extortion , whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him ; his waters shall be sure .
he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge ; his food will be provided and his water assured .
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty : they shall behold the land that is very far off .
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar .
Thine heart shall meditate terror . Where is the scribe ? where is the receiver ? where is he that counted the towers?
Your mind will ponder the former terror : Where is he who tallies ? Where is he who weighs ? Where is he who counts the towers?
Thou shalt not see a fierce people , a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue , that thou canst not understand.
You will no longer see the insolent , a people whose speech is unintelligible , who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
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.
Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. 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 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 .
But there the Majestic One, our LORD , will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row , and no majestic vessel will pass.
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king ; he will save us.
For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King . It is He who 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 .
Your ropes are slack ; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail . Then an abundance of spoils will be divided , and even the lame will carry off plunder .
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick : the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
And no resident of Zion will say, I am sick .” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.

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