Isaiah 33:4
Then shall your spoil be gathered as the gathering of the caterpillar,—As the swift running of locusts, is he about to run upon them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5Exalted is Yahweh, for he inhabiteth a height,—He hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host,—and they carried away exceeding much spoil.
Isaiah 33:23Loosed are thy ropes,—They cannot strengthen the socket of their mast They have not unfurled a sail Now, can be apportioned spoil, in abundance, The lame, have captured prey!
Joel 2:9Upon the city, shall they leap, on the wall, shall they run, up the houses, shall they climb,—through the windows, shall they enter, like a thief,
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 →