Isaiah 33:9

The land mourns and withers away; Lebanon is ashamed and withers away; + 33:9 Some versions have The land dries up and withers away . 1 Sharon is like a desert plain; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. 1

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In The King James Version

The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

In Context

8The highways are deserted; there are no more travelers. 1 Covenants are broken, witnesses are despised, and mankind is not respected. + 33:8 Instead of witness are despised , some versions have cities are despised . 1

10“Now will I arise,” says Yahweh; “now I will be lifted up; now I will be elevated. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:4We took all his cities at that time. There was not one of the sixty cities that we did not take from them—all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Song of Solomon 2:1I am a meadow flower of Sharon, 1 a lily of the valleys. The man speaking to the woman 1

Isaiah 2:13and against all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, 1 and against all the oaks of Bashan. 1

Isaiah 14:8Even the cypress trees rejoice over you with the cedars of Lebanon; 1 they say, 'Since you are laid low, no woodcutter comes up to cut us down.' 1

Isaiah 24:4The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and fades away, 1 the prominent people of the earth waste away. 1

Isaiah 35:2it will blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing; 1 the glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; 1 they will see the glory of Yahweh, the splendor of our God. 1

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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