Isaiah 33:23

²¹ But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.

²² For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.

Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.

²⁴ And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.

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 ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
KJV: Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
WEB: Your rigging is untied. They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn’t spread the sail. Then the prey of a great plunder was divided. The lame took the prey.
ASV: Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
DARBY: Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
BLB: Your ropes are slack—they cannot hold the firmness of their mast; they cannot spread out the sail. Then the prey will be divided, plunder [in] great [abundance]—[even] the lame will seize the spoils!

ÅB: Slappe henger dine[^7] taug, de støtter ikke masten, de holder ikke seilet utspent - da deles røvet bytte i mengde, endog de lamme røver og plyndrer.
OTB: Dine rigg henger løst; det kan ikke holde masten fast, eller spre seilet. Da vil en overflod av bytte bli delt, og selv de halte vil bære bort bytte.
B1930: Slappe henger dine taug, de støtter ikke masten, de holder ikke seilet utspent - da deles røvet bytte i mengde, endog de lamme røver og plyndrer. / < fiendens.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Kings 7:8
When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.
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1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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Psalms 68:12
“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
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Isaiah 33:21
But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
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Acts 27:40–41
Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
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Acts 27:19
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
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2 Kings 7:16
Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
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Acts 27:30–32
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
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