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Isaiah 33

The destruction of them, by whom God hath punished his Church.
1.Wo to thee that aspoilest, and wast not spoiled: and doest wickedly, and they did not wickedly against thee: when thou shalt bcease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled, when thou shalt make an end of doing wickedly, cthey shall do wickedly against thee.
2.dO Lord, have mercy upon us, we have waited for thee be thou, which wast etheir arm in the morning, our help also in time of trouble.
3.At the noise of the tumult, the fpeople fled, at thine gexalting the nations were scattered.
4.And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of hcaterpillars, & ihe shall go against him like the leaping of grasshoppers.
5.The Lord is exalted: for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zión with judgement and justice.
6.And there shalbe stability of kthy times, strength, salvation, wisdom, & knowledge: for the fear of the Lord shalbe his treasure.
7.Behold, ltheir messengers shall cry without, and the mambassadours of peace shall weep bitterly.
8.The npaths are waste: the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant: he hath contemned the cities, he regarded noman.
9.The earth mourneth and fainteth: Lebanón is a shamed, and hewen down: oSharón is like a wilderness, and Bashán is shaken and Carmél.
10.Now will I parise, saith the Lord: now will I be exalted, now will I lift up my self.
11.qYe shall conceive chaff, and bring forth stubble: the fire of your breath shall devour you.
12.And the people shalbe as the burning of lime: and as the thorns cut up, shall they be burnt in the fire.
13.Hear, ye that are rfar off, what I have done: and ye that are near, know my power.
14.The ssinners in Zión are afraid: a fear is come upon the hypocrites: who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with the everlasting burnings?
15.He that walketh in justice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gain of oppression, shaking his hands from taking of gifts, stopping his ears from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing evil.
16.He shall dwell on thigh, his defence shalbe the munitions of rocks: bread shalbe given him, and his waters shall be sure.
17.Thine eyes shall usee the King in his glory: they shall behold the land xfar off.
18.Thine heart yshall meditate fear, 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 dark speech, that thou canst not perceive, and of a stammering tongue that thou canst not understand.
20.Look upon Zión the city of our solemn feasts: thine eyes shall see Jerusalém a quiet habitation, a Tabernacle that can not be removed: and the stakes thereof can never be taken away, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21.For surely there the mighty Lord wilbe unto us, as a place zof floods and broad rivers, whereby shall pass no ship with oars, neither shall great ship pass thereby.
22.For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law giver, the Lord is our King, he will save us.
23.Thy acords are loosed, they could not well strengthen their mast, neither could they spread the sail: then shall the bprey be divided for a great spoil: yea, the lame shall take away the prey.
24.And none inhabitant shall say, I am sick, the people that dwell therein, shall have their iniquity forgiven.

Notes

1-a.
Meaning the enemies of the Church, as were the Chaldeans, and Assyrians, but chiefly of Saneherib, but not only.
1-b.
When your appointed time shall come that God shall take away your power and that which you have wrongfully gotten, shall be given to others, as Amos 5.11.
1-c.
The Chaldeans shall do like to the Assyrians, as the Assyrians did to Israel and the Medes, and Persians shall do the same to the Chaldeans.
2-d.
He declares hereby what is the chief refuge of the faithful when troubles come, to pray and seek help of God.
2-e.
Which helped our fathers so soon as they called upon you.
3-f.
That is, the Assyrians fled before the army of the Chaldeans, or the Chaldeans for fear of the Medes and Persians.
3-g.
When you, o Lord, did lift up your army to punish your enemies.
4-h.
You that as caterpillars destroyed with your number the whole world, shall have no strength to resist your enemies the Chaldeans, but shall be gathered on an heap and destroyed.
4-i.
Meaning the Medes and Persians against the Chaldeans.
6-k.
That is, in the days of Hezekiah.
7-l.
Sent from Saneherib.
7-m.
Whom they of Jerusalem sent to entreat of peace.
8-n.
These are the words of the ambassadors, when them return from Saneherib.
9-o.
Which was a plentiful country, meaning, that Saneherib would destroy all.
10-p.
To help and deliver my Church.
11-q.
This is spoken against the enemies, who thought all was their own but he shows that their enterprise shall be in vain, and that the fire, which they had kindled for others, should consume them.
13-r.
His vengeance shall be so great that all the world shall talk thereof.
14-s.
Which do not believe the words of the Prophet and the assurance of their deliverance.
16-t.
Meaning that God will be a sure defence to all them that live according to his word.
17-u.
They shall see Hezekiah delivered from his enemies and restored to honour and glory.
17-x.
They shall be no more shut in as they were by Saneherib, but go where it pleases them.
18-y.
Before that this liberty comes, you shall think that you are in great danger for the enemy shall so sharply assail you, that one shall cry, Where is the clerk that writes the names of them that are taxed? another, Where is the receiver? another shall cry for him that valued the rich houses, but God will deliver you from this scare.
21-z.
Let us be content with this small river of Shiloah, and not desire the great streams and rivers, whereby the enemies may bring in ships and destroy us.
23-a.
He derides the Assyrians and enemies of the Church, declaring their destruction as they that perish by shipwreck.
23-b.
He comforts the Church, and shows that they shall be enriched with all benefits both of body and soul.