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Isaiah 33:17

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;

16 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.

Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. 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 deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

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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.

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BSB
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
KJV
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
WEB
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.
ASV
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.
DARBY
Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
BLB
Your eyes will gaze [at] the King in His beauty; they will see a land faraway.
ÅB
Dine øyne skal skue kongen i hans herlighet, de skal se et vidstrakt land.
OTB
Dine øyne vil se kongen i hans skjønnhet og skue et land som strekker seg langt.
B1930
Dine øine skal skue kongen i hans herlighet, de skal se et vidstrakt land.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zechariah 9:17

    For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

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  • 1 John 3:2

    Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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  • John 14:21

    He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:18

    While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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  • John 17:24

    Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

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  • John 1:14

    And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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  • Psalms 31:8

    And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

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