33 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. 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. 3 At
the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself
the nations were scattered. 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. 5 The
LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment
and righteousness. 6 And
wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength
of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. 7 Behold,
their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep
bitterly. 8 The
highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,
he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man. 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. 10 Now
will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up
myself. 11 Ye
shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire,
shall devour you. 12 And
the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they
be burned in the fire.
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Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge
my might. 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? 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; 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. 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his
beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. 18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where
is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 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. 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. 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. 22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD
is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. 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. 24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I
am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.