Isaiah 33:4
You plunder defeated enemy armies like caterpillars eating up plants; like an attack of swarming locusts.
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3When you roar, the peoples run away; when you prepare for action, the nations scatter!
5The Lord is praised for he lives in highest heaven; he has filled Zion with justice and right.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:13Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Ethiopians were killed—there were none who survived, for they were caught between the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.
Isaiah 33:23The rigging on your ship hangs loose so the mast isn't secure and the sail can't be spread. Then all the looted treasure you're carrying will be divided among the victors —even those who are lame will have their share.
Joel 2:9They rush to and fro in the city; they run along the walls; they climb into houses, entering through the windows like 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 →