Isaiah 33:3
Our enemies run away when they hear your voice. When you stand up and show that you are powerful [IDM], the people of all nations flee.
Translation for Translators
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
Cross References
Psalms 46:6Sometimes the people of many nations are terrified; kingdoms ◄are overthrown/cease to exist►; God speaks loudly like thunder, and the earth melts (OR, people everywhere become terrified) [MET].
Isaiah 10:13He says, ‘By my own great power [MTY] I have done these things. I have been able to do them because I am very wise and very intelligent. My army removed the barriers at the borders of nations and carried away all their valuable things. My army has knocked down their kings like [SIM] a ferocious bull would.
Isaiah 17:12Listen! The armies of many nations will roar like the sea roars. It will sound like the noise of crashing waves.
Isaiah 37:11You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, ◄do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!► [RHQ]
Isaiah 59:16He was disgusted when he saw that no one tried to help those who were being treated cruelly. So he used his own power [MTY] to rescue them; it is because he is always righteous that he did that [PRS].
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 →