Isaiah 33:5

Set on high is Jehovah, for He is dwelling on high, He filled Zion [with] judgment and righteousness,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And gathered hath been your spoil, A gathering of the caterpillar, As a running to and fro of locusts is he running on it.

6And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah — it [is] His treasure.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:16'And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;

Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Is become honourable in power; Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Doth crush an enemy.

2 Chronicles 31:20And Hezekiah doth thus in all Judah, and doth that which is good, and that which is right, and that which is true, before Jehovah his God;

Psalms 21:11For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

Psalms 97:8Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah.

Psalms 113:5Who [is] as Jehovah our God, He is exalting [Himself] to sit?

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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