Yǐsaìyàshū 33

1 Huò zāi , nǐ zhè huǐmiè rén de , zìjǐ dǎo bù beì huǐmiè . xíngshì guǐzhà de , rén dǎo bù yǐ guǐzhà dāi nǐ . nǐ huǐmiè ba xiū le , zìjǐ bì beì huǐmiè . nǐ xíng wán le guǐzhà , rén bì yǐ guǐzhà dāi nǐ .

2 Yēhéhuá a , qiú nǐ shī ēn yú wǒmen . wǒmen dĕnghòu nǐ . qiú nǐ mĕi zǎochen zuò wǒmen de bǎngbì . zāo nán de shíhou , wèi wǒmen de zhĕngjiù .

3 Xuān nāng de xiǎngshēng yī fā , zhòng mín bēn taó . nǐ yī xīngqǐ , liè guó sì sǎn .

4 Nǐmen suǒ lǔ de , bì beì liǎn jǐn , hǎoxiàng mā zhà chī ( yuánwén zuò liǎn ) jǐn hé jià . rén yào bèng zaì qí shang , hǎoxiàng huángchóng yíyàng .

5 Yēhéhuá beì zūnchóng , yīn tā jū zaì gāo chù . tā yǐ gōngping gōngyì chōngmǎn Xī \'ān .

6 Nǐ yìshēng yī shì bì dé ānwĕn , yǒu fēngshèng de jiùēn , bìng zhìhuì , hé zhīshi . nǐ yǐ jìngwèi Yēhéhuá wèi zhì bǎo .

7 Kàn nǎ , tāmende haó jié zaì waì tóu āi haó . qiú hé de shǐ chén , tòng tòngkū qì .

8 Dà lù huāngliáng , xíng rén zhǐxī . dírén bēi yuē , miǎoshì chéngyì , bù gù rénmín .

9 Dì shang bēiāi shuāi cán . Lìbānèn xiūkuì kū gān . Shālún xiàng kuàngyĕ . Bāshān hé Jiāmì de shùlín diāo cán .

10 Yēhéhuá shuō , xiànzaì wǒ yào qǐlai . wǒ yào xīngqǐ . wǒ yào bó ránér xīng .

11 Nǐmen yào huái de shì kāng Bǐ. yào shēng de shì suì jiē . nǐmen de qì jiù shì tūn miè zìjǐ de huǒ .

12 Liè bāng bì xiàng yǐ shāo de shí huī , yǐ gē de jīngjí , zaì huǒ zhōng fùnshāo .

13 Nǐmen yuǎnfāng de rén , dāng tīng wǒ suǒ xíng de , nǐmen jìn chù de rén , dāng chéngrèn wǒde dà néng .

14 Xī \'ān zhōng de zuì rén dōu jùpà . bù jìng qián de rén beì zhàn jīng zhuāzhù . wǒmen zhōngjiānshuí néng yǔ tūn miè de huǒ tóng zhù . wǒmen zhōngjiān shuí néng yǔ yǒng huǒ tóng zhù ne .

15 Xíngshì gōngyì , shuōhuà zhèngzhí , zēngwù qīyē de cái lì , bǎi shǒu bù shòu huì gé , se ĕr bù tīng liúxuè de huà , bì yǎn bù kàn xiéè shì de ,

16 Tā bì jū gāo chù . tāde bǎo zhàng shì pánshí de jiān lĕi . tāde liáng bì bù quē fá , ( yuánwén zuò cìgĕi ) tāde shuǐ bì bù duàn jué .

17 Nǐde yǎn bì jiàn wáng de róng mĕi , bì jiàn liaó kuò zhī dì .

18 Nǐde xīn bì sīxiǎng nà jīngxià de shì , zì wèn shuō , jì shùmù de zaì nàli ne . píng gòng yín de zaì nàli ne . shǔ shù lóu de zaì nàli ne .

19 Nǐ bì bú jiàn nà qiángbào de mín , jiù shì shuōhuà shēn ào , nǐ bùnéng míngbai , yányǔ ne nán , nǐ bùnéng dǒng dé de .

20 Nǐ yào kàn Xī \'ān wǒmen shǒu shèng jié de chéng . nǐde yǎn bì jiàn Yēlùsǎlĕng wèi ānjìng de jū suǒ , wèi bù nuó yí de zhàngmù , juézi yǒng bù bá chū , shéng suǒ yī gēn yĕ bù zhé duàn .

21 Zaì nàli Yēhéhuá bì xiǎn wēiyán yǔ wǒmen tóng zaì , dāng zuò jiāng hé kuānkuò zhī dì . qízhōng bì méiyǒu dàng jiǎng yáo lǔ de chuán láiwǎng , yĕ méiyǒu wēi wǔ de chuán jīngguò .

22 Yīnwei Yēhéhuá shì shĕnpàn wǒmen de , Yēhéhuá shì gĕi wǒmen shè lǜfǎ de , Yēhéhuá shì wǒmen de wáng . tā bì zhĕngjiù wǒmen .

23 Nǐde shéng suǒ sōng kāi bùnéng zāi wĕn wéi gǎn , yĕ bùnéng yáng qǐ péng lái , nàshí xǔduō lǔ lái de wù beì fēn le . quètuǐ de bǎ lue wù duó qù le .

24 Chéng neì jūmín bì bù shuō , wǒ bìng le . qízhōng jūzhù de bǎixìng , zuìniè dōu shèmiǎn le .

Yǐsaìyàshū 33 Commentary

Chapter 33

God's judgments against the enemies of his church. (1-14) The happiness of his people. (15-24)

Verses 1-14 Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own coin. Those who by faith humbly wait for God, shall find him gracious to them; as the day, so let the strength be. If God leaves us to ourselves any morning, we are undone; we must every morning commit ourselves to him, and go forth in his strength to do the work of the day. When God arises, his enemies are scattered. True wisdom and knowledge lead to strength of salvation, which renders us stedfast in the ways of God; and true piety is the only treasure which can never be plundered or spent. The distress Jerusalem was brought into, is described. God's time to appear for his people, is, when all other helpers fail. Let all who hear what God has done, acknowledge that he can do every thing. Sinners in Zion will have much to answer for, above other sinners. And those that rebel against the commands of the word, cannot take its comforts in time of need. His wrath will burn those everlastingly who make themselves fuel for it. It is a fire that shall never be quenched, nor ever go out of itself; it is the wrath of an ever-living God preying on the conscience of a never-dying soul.

Verses 15-24 The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessing of salvation is freely bestowed on all that ask with humble, believing prayer; and the believer is safe in time and for ever. Those that walk uprightly shall not only have bread given, and their water sure, but they shall, by faith, see the King of kings in his beauty, the beauty of holiness. The remembrance of the terror they were in, shall add to the pleasure of their deliverance. It is desirable to be quiet in our own houses, but much more so to be quiet in God's house; and in every age Christ will have a seed to serve him. Jerusalem had no large river running by it, but the presence and power of God make up all wants. We have all in God, all we need, or can desire. By faith we take Christ for our Prince and Saviour; he reigns over his redeemed people. All that refuse to have Him to reign over them, make shipwreck of their souls. Sickness is taken away in mercy, when the fruit of it is the taking away of sin. If iniquity be taken away, we have little reason to complain of outward affliction. This last verse leads our thoughts, not only to the most glorious state of the gospel church on earth, but to heaven, where no sickness or trouble can enter. He that blotteth out our transgressions, will heal our souls.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 33

This chapter contains an account of God's judgments upon the enemies of his people, and of the peaceable, comfortable, and happy state of the church in the latter day. The judgment denounced, Isa 33:1 a prayer of the church for safety and protection, which it promises itself from what God had heretofore done, Isa 33:2,3 an answer to it, declaring the spoil of the enemy, and the happy times the people of God should enjoy through his appearance for them, Isa 33:4-6 though previous thereunto there would be very distressing ones, Isa 33:7-9 when the Lord resolves to arise and exert his power in the destruction of the people, who should be burnt up like stubble, thorns, and lime, Isa 33:10-12 persons far and near are called upon to take notice of this, Isa 33:13 which would issue in a different manner, in the surprise and terror of hypocrites, and in the safety and plenty of provisions for good men, who are described, Isa 33:14-16 and then follow promises to them, of seeing the King in his beauty, and beholding a distant country of reflecting on past terror with pleasure, being freed from it, and in no danger of a foreign enemy, Isa 33:17-19 and the chapter is concluded with a famous prophecy of the peace, prosperity, and safety of the church, and of the healthfulness of its inhabitants, under the protection of Christ, its King and Lawgiver, its enemies being also an easy prey to it, Isa 33:20-24.