Isaiah 33:4

And now shall the spoils of your small and great be gathered: as if one should gather locusts, so shall they mock you.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

In Context

3By reason of the terrible sound the nations were dismayed for fear of thee, and the heathen were scattered.

5The God who dwells on high is holy: Sion is filled with judgment and righteousness.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 14:13And they destroyed their towns round about Gedor; for a terror of the Lord was upon them: and they spoiled all their cities, for they had much spoil.

Isaiah 33:23Thy cords are broken, for they had no strength: thy mast has given way, it shall not spread the sails, it shall not bear a signal, until it be given up for plunder; therefore shall many lame men take spoil.

Joel 2:9They shall seize upon the city, and run upon the walls, and go up upon the houses, and enter in through the windows as thieves.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 33:2-13

Assyria Threatened. ( b. c. 710.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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