Isaiah 33:13
11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
14 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?
15 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;
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
- You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
- KJV
- Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
- WEB
- Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”
- ASV
- Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
- DARBY
- Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
- BLB
- Hear, far away ones, what I have done, and acknowledge, near ones, My might.”
- ÅB
- Hør dere som er langt borte, hva jeg har gjort, og kjenn min styrke, dere som er nær!
- OTB
- De som er fjerne, lytt til hva jeg har gjort; og de som er nær, gjenkjenn min makt.
- B1930
- Hør I som er langt borte, hvad jeg har gjort, og kjenn min styrke, I som er nær!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 48:10
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Read in contextEphesians 2:11–18
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
Read in contextDaniel 3:27–4:3
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:1
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Read in contextPsalms 147:12–14
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Read in contextJoshua 9:9–10
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
Read in contextActs 2:5–11
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Read in contextPsalms 46:6–11
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
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