Isaiah 33:1-5

Contemporary English Version

Jerusalem Will Be Safe

33 You defeated my people.
    Now you're in for trouble!
You've never been destroyed,
    but you will be destroyed;
you've never been betrayed,
    but you will be betrayed.
When you have finished
    destroying and betraying,
you will be destroyed
    and betrayed in return.

²Please, Lord, be kind to us!
    We depend on you.
Make us strong each morning,
and come to save us
    when we are in trouble.
³Nations scatter when you roar
    and show your greatness.^[a]
⁴We attack our enemies
    like swarms of locusts;^[b]
we take everything
    that belongs to them.^[c]

⁵You, Lord, are above all others,
and you live in the heavens.
You have brought justice
and fairness to Jerusalem;

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Footnotes

33.3 greatness: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 3.
33.4 locusts: Insects like grasshoppers that travel in swarms and cause great damage to crops.
33.4 them: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 4.