Isaiah 33:20

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.

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

²¹ But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

²² For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.

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: Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
KJV: Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
WEB: Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won’t be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
ASV: Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
DARBY: Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;
BLB: Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; let your eyes look on Jerusalem—a quiet abode, a tent that does not wander; will not be pulled out one of its pegs forever, and all of its cords cannot be broken.

ÅB: Se på Sion, våre høytidsstevners by! Dine øyne skal se Jerusalem som en trygg bolig, som et telt som ikke flyttes, hvis peler aldri rykkes opp, og hvis snorer aldri brister.
OTB: Se på Sion, vår festby; dine øyne vil se Jerusalem, en fredelig bolig, et telt som ikke vil bli flyttet; dets plugger vil aldri bli trukket opp, og ingen av dets tau vil bli brutt.
B1930: Se på Sion, våre høitidsstevners by! Dine øine skal se Jerusalem som en trygg bolig, som et telt som ikke flyttes, hvis peler aldri rykkes op, og hvis snorer aldri brister.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 46:5
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
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Isaiah 54:2
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
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Isaiah 32:18
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
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Matthew 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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Isaiah 37:33
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
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Psalms 128:5
The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
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Psalms 78:68–69
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
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Psalms 125:1–2
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
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