Isaiah 33:6

33:5 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment 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. salvation: Heb. salvations

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There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

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

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

33:7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. valiant: or, messengers

What does Isaiah 33:6 mean?

Isaiah 33:6 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חׇכְמָה (chokmâh), דַּעַת (daʻath), אֱמוּנָה (ʼĕmûwnâh). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh/khok-maw'/H2451wisdom (in a good sense)

and

knowledgeדַּעַתdaʻath/dah'-ath/H1847knowledge

shall

the

stabilityאֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity

thy

times,עֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

and

strengthחֹסֶןchôçen/kho'-sen/H2633wealth

salvation:יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

the

fearיִרְאָהyirʼâh/yir-aw'/H3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

his

treasure.אוֹצָרʼôwtsâr/o-tsaw'/H214a depository

salvation:

Heb.

salvations

Commentary on Isaiah 33:6

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 33:6

f trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. As always in death, so sometimes in life, the righteous are remarkably favoured and the wicked crossed. 1. Good people are helped out of the distresses which they thought themselves lost in, and their feet are set in a large room, Ps. lxvi. 12 ; xxxiv. 19 . God has found out a way to deliver his people even when they have despaired and their enemies have triumphed, as if the wilderness had shut them in. 2. The wicked have fallen into the distresses which they thought themselves far from, nay, which they had been instrumental to bring the righteous into, so that they seem to come in their stead, as a ransom for the just. Mordecai is saved from the gallows, Daniel from the lion's den, and Peter from the prison; and their persecutors come in their stead. The Israelites are delivered out of the Red Sea and the Egyptians drowned in it. So precious are the saints in God's eye that he gives men for them, Isa. xliii. 3, 4 . Common Truths.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 15:21

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Judges 5:31

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. blue: or, violet

Esther 8:16

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Job 27:23

Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

Isaiah 28:12

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Isaiah 28:28

Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

Revelation 19:1

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 33:6.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part

2 Chronicles 19:9

And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Proverbs 1:29

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Proverbs 2:10

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Proverbs 2:5

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 33:6 say?

Isaiah 33:6 (King James Version) reads: "And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. salvation: Heb. salvations"

Is Isaiah 33:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 33:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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