Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Tziyon, the city of mo'adenu (our appointed times, festivals); 1 thine eynayim shall see Yerushalayim 1 a quiet naveh, 1 an ohel that shall not be taken down; 1 not one stake thereof shall ever be pulled up, 1 neither shall any of the ropes thereof be broken. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

In Context

19Thou shalt no longer see a fierce people, 1 a people of unfathomable language that is incomprehensible, 1 of a stammering lashon, that thou canst not understand. 1

21But there Adir Hashem will be unto us 1 a makom (place) of broad rivers and streams; 1 wherein shall go no galley with oars, 1 neither shall a mighty ship pass thereby. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:16Shalosh pe'amim bashanah shall all thy males appear before Hashem Eloheicha in the place which He shall choose; in the Chag Matzot, and in the Chag HaShavu'os, and in the Chag HaSukkot, and they shall not appear before Hashem empty-handed:

Psalms 46:6Elohim is in the midst of it; + 46:6 i.e., the Ir Elohim it shall not be moved; 1 Elohim shall help it at early boker. 1

Psalms 48:13Walk about Tziyon, and go around her; 1 count the towers thereof. 1

Psalms 125:1(Shir HaMa'alot [Song of Ascents]) 1 shall be as Mount Tziyon, which is immoveable, 1 and abideth l'olam. 1

Isaiah 4:5And Hashem will create upon the whole place of Mount Tziyon, and upon her assemblies, an anan and smoke by yom, and the shining of a flaming eish by lailah; for upon all the kavod shall be a Chuppah.

Isaiah 37:33Therefore thus saith Hashem concerning Melech Ashur, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot khetz (an arrow) there, nor come before it with mogen, nor cast a siege ramp against it.

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 →

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