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Isaiah 33

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Introduction

1	God's judgments against the enemies of the church.
13	The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly.

Verse 1
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.

thee that: 10:5,6; 17:14; 24:16; 2 Kings 18:13-17; 2 Chronicles 28:16-21; Habakkuk 2:5-8
when thou shalt cease: 10:12; 21:2; 37:36-38; Judges 1:7; Jeremiah 25:12-14; Obadiah 1:10-16; Zechariah 14:1-3; Matthew 7:2; Revelation 13:10; 16:6; 17:12-14,17

Verse 2
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.

be gracious: 25:9; 26:8; 30:18,19; Psalms 27:13,14; 62:1,5,8; 123:2; 130:4-8; Lamentations 3:25,26; Hosea 14:2
be thou: 25:4; Exodus 14:27; Psalms 25:3; 143:8; Lamentations 3:23
our salvation: 26:16; Psalms 37:39; 46:1,5; 50:15; 60:11; 90:15; 91:15; Jeremiah 2:27,28; Jeremiah 14:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3,4

Verse 3
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

10:13,14,32-34; 17:12-14; 37:11-18,29-36; Psalms 46:6

Verse 4
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: 23; 2 Kings 7:15,16; 2 Chronicles 14:13; 20:25
the running: Joel 2:9,25

Verse 5
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

The Lord: 10; 2:11,17; 12:4; 37:20; Exodus 9:16,17; 15:1,6; 18:11; Job 40:9-14; Psalms 21:11-13; 46:9,10; 97:8,9; 115:1,2; 118:16; Daniel 4:37; Romans 3:26; Revelation 19:2-6
he dwelleth: 57:15; 66:1; Psalms 113:5,6; 123:1; Ephesians 1:20,21
he hath: 1:26,27; 4:2-4; 32:1,15-18; 52:1; 54:11-14; 60:21; 61:3,11; 62:1; 2 Chronicles 31:20,21; Romans 11:26

Verse 6
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

wisdom: 11:2-5; 38:5,6; 2 Chronicles 32:27-29; Psalms 45:4; Proverbs 14:27; 24:3-7; 28:2,15,16; Proverbs 29:4; Ecclesiastes 7:12,19; 9:14-18; Jeremiah 22:15-17
strength: Psalms 27:1,2; 28:8; 140:7
salvation: Heb. salvations. fear.; 2 Chronicles 32:20,21; Psalms 112:1-3; Proverbs 15:16; 19:23; Matthew 6:33; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Timothy 4:8; 6:6

Verse 7
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

valiant ones: or, messengers. the ambassadors.; 36:3,22; 2 Kings 18:18,37; 19:1-3

Verse 8
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

highways: 10:29-31; Judges 5:6; Lamentations 1:4
he hath broken: 2 Kings 18:14-17
he hath despised: 10:9-11; 36:1; 2 Kings 18:13
he regardeth: 10:13,14; 1 Samuel 17:10,26; 2 Kings 18:20,21; Psalms 10:5; Luke 18:2-4

Verse 9
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

earth: 1:7,8; 24:1,4-6,19,20; Jeremiah 4:20-26
Lebanon: 14:8; 37:24; Zechariah 11:1-3
hewn down: or, withered away. Sharon.; 35:2; 65:10; Song of Solomon 2:1
Bashan: Deuteronomy 3:4; Jeremiah 50:19; Micah 7:14; Nahum 1:4

Verse 10
Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

Now will I rise: 10:16,33; 42:13,14; 59:16,17; Deuteronomy 32:36-43; Psalms 12:5; 78:65; Psalms 102:13-18; Zephaniah 3:8
now will I be exalted: 30:17,18; Exodus 14:18; 15:9-12; Psalms 46:10; Amos 6:1
will I lift: Psalms 7:6

Verse 11
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

conceive: 8:9,10; 10:7-14; 17:13; 29:5-8; 59:4; Job 15:35; Psalms 2:1; 7:14; Psalms 83:5-18; Acts 5:4; James 1:15
your: 5:24; 30:30-33; 31:8,9; 37:23-29; Nahum 1:5-10

Verse 12
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

the burnings: Amos 2:1
thorns: 9:18; 27:4; 37:36; 2 Samuel 23:6,7

Verse 13
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

Hear: 18:3; 37:20; 49:1; 57:19; Exodus 15:14; Joshua 2:9-11; 9:9,10; 1 Samuel 17:46; Psalms 46:6-11; 48:10; 98:1,2; Daniel 3:27-30; 4:1-3; 6:25-27; Acts 2:5-11; Ephesians 2:11-18
ye that are near: Psalms 97:8; 99:2,3; 147:12-14; 148:14

Verse 14
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?

sinners: 7:2; 28:14,15,17-22; 29:13; 30:8-11; Numbers 17:12,13; Job 15:21,22; Job 18:11; Psalms 53:5; Proverbs 28:1; Revelation 6:15-17
the hypocrites: 9:17; 10:6; Matthew 22:12; 24:51
Who among us shall dwell with the: 5:24; 29:6; 30:27-33; Deuteronomy 5:24,25; 32:21-24; Psalms 11:6; 21:9; 50:3; Nahum 1:6; Hebrews 12:29
everlasting: 34:9; 66:24; Matthew 18:8; 25:41,46; Mark 9:43-49; Luke 16:23-26; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Revelation 14:10; 20:10

Verse 15
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;

that walketh: 56:1,2; Psalms 1:1-3; 15:1,2; 24:4,5; 26:1,2; 106:3; Ezekiel 18:15-17; Malachi 2:6; Luke 1:6; Romans 2:7; Titus 2:11,12; 1 John 3:7
righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses. uprightly. Heb. in uprightnesses. despiseth.; Nehemiah 5:7-13; Job 31:13-25; Luke 3:12-14; 19:8; James 5:4
oppressions: or, deceits. shaketh.; Exodus 23:6-9; Numbers 16:15; Deuteronomy 16:19; 1 Samuel 12:3; Jeremiah 5:26-28; Micah 7:3,4; Matthew 26:15; Acts 8:18-23; 2 Peter 2:14-16
stoppeth: 1 Samuel 24:4-7; 26:8-11; Job 31:29-31; Psalms 26:4-6,9-11; Jeremiah 40:15,16; Ephesians 5:11-13
blood: Heb. bloods. shutteth.; Psalms 119:37

Verse 16
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.

shall dwell: 32:18; Psalms 15:1; 90:1; 91:1-10,14; 107:41; Proverbs 1:33; 18:10; Habakkuk 3:19
high: Heb. heights, or high places. his place.; 26:1-5; Psalms 18:33
bread: Psalms 33:18; 34:10; 37:3; 111:5; Luke 12:29-31

Verse 17
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

eyes: 32:1,2; 37:1; 2 Chronicles 32:23; Psalms 45:2; Song of Solomon 5:10; Zechariah 9:17; Matthew 17:2; John 1:14; 14:21; 17:24; 1 John 3:2
that is very far off: Heb. of far distances.; Psalms 31:8; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Hebrews 11:13-15

Verse 18
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

heart: 38:9-22; 1 Samuel 25:33-36; 30:6; Psalms 31:7,8,22; 71:20; 2 Corinthians 1:8-10; 2 Timothy 3:11
Where is the scribe: 1 Corinthians 1:20
receiver: Heb. weigher.; Genesis 23:16; 2 Kings 15:19; 18:14,31
where is he: 10:16-19

Verse 19
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.

shall not: Exodus 14:13; Deuteronomy 28:49,50; 2 Kings 19:32
deeper: 28:11; Jeremiah 5:15; Ezekiel 3:5,6; 1 Corinthians 14:21
stammering: or, ridiculous.

Verse 20
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: Psalms 48:12,13
the city: Deuteronomy 12:5; Psalms 78:68,69
thine eyes: Psalms 46:5; 125:1; 128:5
not one: 37:33; 54:2; Ezekiel 48:35; Matthew 16:18; Revelation 3:12

Verse 21
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.

the glorious: Psalms 29:3; Acts 7:2; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6
a place: Psalms 46:4,5
broad rivers and streams: Heb. broad of spaces, or hands.

Verse 22
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.

the Lord is our judge: Genesis 18:25; Psalms 50:6; 75:7; 98:9; 2 Corinthians 5:10
lawgiver: Heb. statute-maker.; Deuteronomy 33:2; Nehemiah 10:14; Psalms 147:19,20; James 4:12
the Lord is our king: Psalms 44:4; 74:12; 89:18; Jeremiah 23:5,6; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:5; 25:34; Revelation 19:16
he will: 12:2; 25:9; Zephaniah 3:15-17; Matthew 1:21-23; Luke 2:11; Acts 5:31; Titus 3:4-6; Hebrews 5:9

Verse 23
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.

Thy tacklings are loosed: or, they have forsaken thy tacklings.; 21; Ezekiel 27:26-34; Acts 27:19,30-32,40,41
then: 1,4; 2 Chronicles 20:25
the lame: 1 Samuel 30:10,22-24; 2 Kings 7:8; Psalms 68:12; 1 Corinthians 1:27

Verse 24
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

the inhabitant: 58:8; Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 7:15; 28:27; 2 Chronicles 30:20; Jeremiah 33:6-8; James 5:14; Revelation 21:4; 22:2
shall be forgiven: 44:22; Jeremiah 50:20; Micah 7:18,19; 1 John 1:7-9

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Bibliography Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Isaiah 33:23". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". "http://www.studylight.org/com/tsk/view.cgi?book=isa&chapter=33&verse=23".

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