Isaiah 33:5

Exalted is Yahweh, for he inhabiteth a height,—He hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

In Context

4Then shall your spoil be gathered as the gathering of the caterpillar,—As the swift running of locusts, is he about to run upon them.

6So shall a wealth of deliverances, wisdom and knowledge, become the stability of thy times,—the reverence of Yahweh, the same is his treasure.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:16but, in very deed for this purpose, have I let thee remain, for the purpose of showing thee my might,—and that my name may be celebrated in all the earth.

Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O Yahweh is splendid in power,—Thy right hand, O Yahweh dasheth in pieces a foe;

2 Chronicles 31:20And Hezekiah did thus, throughout all Judah,—and he did that which was good and right and faithful, before Yahweh his God.

Psalms 21:11For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.

Psalms 97:8Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:

Psalms 113:5Who is like Yahweh our God? that goeth on high to dwell,

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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