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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Chapter 33
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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.
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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.
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At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of
thyself the nations were scattered.
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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.
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The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion
with judgment and righteousness.
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And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and
strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
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Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of
peace shall weep bitterly.
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The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken
the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
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The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn
down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off
their fruits.
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Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will
I lift up myself.
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Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your
breath, as fire, shall devour you.
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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.
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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?
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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;
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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.
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Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold
the land that is very far off.
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Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is
the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is
our king; he will save us.
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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.
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And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that
dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
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