Isaiah 33:1

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.

² 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.

³ At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

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: Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Woe to you who destroy, but you weren’t destroyed, and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betrayal, you will be betrayed.
ASV: Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
DARBY: Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
BLB: Woe, O destroyer, even you never destroyed, and [you] treacherous one, and they have never betrayed him! At the completion of your destroying, you will be destroyed; as you finish being treacherous, they will deal treacherously with you.

ÅB: Ve deg, du ødelegger, som selv ikke er blitt ødelagt, og du røver som ingen har røvet noe fra! Når du er ferdig med å ødelegge, skal du bli ødelagt; når du har sluttet med å røve, skal andre røve fra deg.
OTB: Ve deg, du ødelegger, som ennå ikke er blitt ødelagt; og deg, forræder, som ennå ikke er blitt forrådt! Når du fullfører din ødeleggelse, vil du bli ødelagt; når du opphører din forræderi, vil du bli forrådt.
B1930: Ve dig, du ødelegger, som selv ikke er blitt ødelagt, og du røver som ingen har røvet noget fra! Når du er ferdig med å ødelegge, skal du bli ødelagt; når du har sluttet med å røve, skal andre røve fra dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
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Obadiah 1:10–16
For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
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Jeremiah 25:12–14
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
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Revelation 13:10
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
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