Isaiah 33:3

33:2 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.

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

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At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.

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

At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of yourself the nations were scattered.

33:4 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.

What does Isaiah 33:3 mean?

Isaiah 33:3 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קוֹל (qôwl), הָמוֹן (hâmôwn), עַם (ʻam). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

the

noiseקוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

the

tumultהָמוֹןhâmôwn/haw-mone'/H1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth

the

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

fled;נָדַדnâdad/naw-dad'/H5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away

the

lifting

upרֹמֵמֻתrômêmuth/ro-may-mooth'/H7427exaltation

thyself

the

nationsגּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

were

scattered.נָפַץnâphats/naw-fats'/H5310to dash to pieces, or scatter

Commentary on Isaiah 33:3

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 33:3–4

shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. These two verses are, in effect, the same, and both to the same purport with v. 3 . For the truths are here of such certainty and weight that they cannot be too often inculcated. Let us govern ourselves by these principles. I. That the ways of religion are plain and safe, and in them we may enjoy a holy security. A living principle of honesty and grace will be, 1. Our best direction in the right way, in every doubtful case to say to us, This is the way, walk in it. He that acts without a guide looks right on and sees his way before him. 2. Our best deliverance from every false way: The righteousness of the upright shall be armour of proof to them, to deliver them from the allurements of the devil and the world, and from their menaces. The ways of wickedness are dangerous and destructive: The wicked shall fail into misery and ruin by their own wickedness, and be taken in their own naughtiness as in a snare. O Israel! thou hast destroyed thyself. Their sin will be their punishment; that very thing by which they contrived to shelter themselves will make against them. 7 When a wicked man dieth,

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 15:9

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. destroy: or, repossess

Exodus 15:10

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Job 8:13

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

Job 8:14

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. web: Heb. house

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. they shall: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving: or, a puff of breath

Isaiah 10:28

He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:

Isaiah 14:32

What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. trust: or, betake themselves unto it

Ezekiel 28:9

Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. of him that slayeth: or, of him that woundeth

Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Luke 12:20

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? thy: Gr. do they require thy soul

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 33:3.

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. she: Heb. she shall become nations

Genesis 17:4

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. many: Heb. multitude of nations

Genesis 17:5

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude

Genesis 22:18

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 48:19

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. multitude: Heb. fulness

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 33:3 say?

Isaiah 33:3 (King James Version) reads: "At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered."

Is Isaiah 33:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 33:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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