Isaiah 33:3

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

In Context

2Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.

4And now shall the spoils of your small and great be gathered: as if one should gather locusts, so shall they mock you.

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Cross References

Psalms 46:6God is gone up with a shout, 1 The Lord with a sound of a trumpet. 1

Isaiah 10:13For he said, I will act in strength, and in the wisdom of my understanding I will remove the boundaries of nations, and will spoil their strength.

Isaiah 17:12Woe to the multitude of many nations, as the swelling sea, so shall ye be confounded; and the force of many nations shall sound like water;

Isaiah 37:11Hast thou not heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done, how they have destroyed the whole earth? and shalt thou be delivered?

Isaiah 59:16And he looked, and there was no man, and he observed, and there was none to help: so he defended them with his arm, and established them with his mercy.

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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