Isaiah 33:17
His eyes will see the king in his elegance; they will discern the land from far away.
Catholic Public Domain 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 19:27It is he whom I myself will see, and he whom my eyes will behold, and no other. This, my hope, has taken rest in my bosom.
Psalms 45:2Our God is our refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us.
Isaiah 6:5And I said: “Woe to me! For I have remained silent. For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live in the midst of a people having unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King, the Lord of hosts!”
Isaiah 32:1Behold, the king will reign in justice, and the princes will rule in judgment.
Zechariah 9:17For what is his goodness and what is his beauty, other than grain among the elect and wine springing forth virgins?
John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and he lived among us, and we saw his glory, glory like that of an only-begotten Son 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 →