Isaiah 33:10
8 The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.
9 The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
11 You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
- KJV
- Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
- WEB
- “Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
- ASV
- Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.
- DARBY
- Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.
- BLB
- “Now I will arise,” says YHWH; “Now I will be exalted, now I will lift Myself up!
- ÅB
- Nå vil jeg stå opp, sier Herren, nå vil jeg reise meg, nå vil jeg ikke lenger bli sittende.
- OTB
- “Nå vil jeg handle,” sier Herren. “Nå vil jeg bli opphøyd; nå vil jeg bli løftet opp.
- B1930
- Nu vil jeg stå op, sier Herren, nu vil jeg reise mig, nu vil jeg ikke lenger bli sittende.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 12:5
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Read in contextPsalms 102:13–18
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Read in contextAmos 6:1
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:13–14
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
Read in contextIsaiah 59:16–17
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:17–18
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:8
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
Read in contextExodus 15:9–12
The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
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