Isaiah 33:17
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty. They shall behold a land that reaches afar.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
In Context
Cross References
Job 19:27whom I, even I, shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
Psalms 45:2Thou are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is poured into thy lips. Therefore God has blessed thee forever.
Isaiah 6:5Then I said, 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 my eyes have seen the King, LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in justice.
Zechariah 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 33:14-24
The Forebodings of Hypocrites; Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 710.) 13 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… Read the whole commentary →