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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 who destroy , and you weren't destroyed ; and deal treacherously, and they didn't deal treacherously with you ! When you have ceased to destroy , you shall be destroyed ; and when you have made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with you .
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.
Yahweh , be gracious to us; we have waited for you : be our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
At the noise of the thunder the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of yourself the nations are scattered.
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 shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathers : as locusts leap shall men leap on it .
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
Yahweh 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.
There shall be stability in your times, abundance of salvation , wisdom, and knowledge : the fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors 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 lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases : [the enemy] has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he doesn't regard man.
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 confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert ; and 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 will I arise , says Yahweh ; now will I lift up myself ; now will I be exalted .
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath , as fire , shall devour you.
You shall conceive chaff, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime : as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
The peoples shall be as the burning of lime , as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, 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 has seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burning ?
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 blamelessly ; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe , who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on 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 shall dwell on high ; his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks ; his bread shall be given [ him ] ; his waters shall be sure.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off .
Your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall see a land that reaches afar .
Thine heart shall meditate terror . Where is the scribe? where is the receiver ? where is he that counted the towers?
Your heart shall muse on the terror : Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed [ the tribute] ? where is he who counted 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 shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can not comprehend, of a strange language that you can not 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 on Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes of it shall never be plucked up , neither shall any of the cords of it 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 Yahweh will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams , in which shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
For Yahweh is our judge, Yahweh is our lawgiver, Yahweh is our king; he 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 rigging is untied ; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people who dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

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