10 “Now (A)I will arise,” says the Lord,
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11 “You have (B)conceived [a]chaff, you will give birth to stubble;
[b]My (C)breath will consume you like a fire.
12 “The peoples will be burned to lime,
(D)Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

13 “You who are far away, (E)hear what I have done;
And you who are near, [c]acknowledge My might.”
14 (F)Sinners in Zion are terrified;
(G)Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with (H)the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with [d]continual (I)burning?”
15 He who (J)walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects [e]unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And (K)shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
16 He will dwell on the heights,
(L)His refuge will be the [f]impregnable rock;
(M)His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:11 Lit dry grass
  2. Isaiah 33:11 So one ancient version; M.T. reads Your breath will
  3. Isaiah 33:13 Lit know
  4. Isaiah 33:14 Lit everlasting
  5. Isaiah 33:15 Lit gain of extortioners
  6. Isaiah 33:16 Lit stronghold of rock