Isaías 33:16-24

16 éste habitará en las alturas; fortaleza de rocas será su lugar de acogimiento; a éste se dará su pan, y sus aguas serán ciertas

17 Tus ojos verán al Rey en su hermosura; verán la tierra que está lejos

18 Tu corazón imaginará el espanto, y dirá: ¿Qué es del escriba? ¿Qué es del pesador del tributo? ¿Qué es del que pone en lista las casas más insignes

19 No verás a aquel pueblo espantable, pueblo de lengua oscura de entender, de lengua tartamuda, que no lo comprendas

20 Verás a Sion, ciudad de nuestras solemnidades; tus ojos verán a Jerusalén, morada de quietud; tienda que no será desarmada, ni sus estacas serán arrancadas, ni ninguna de sus cuerdas será rota

21 Porque ciertamente allí será fuerte a nosotros el SEÑOR, lugar de riberas, de arroyos muy anchos, por el cual no andará galera, ni por él pasará gran navío

22 Porque el SEÑOR será nuestro juez, el SEÑOR será nuestro dador de leyes, el SEÑOR será nuestro rey, él mismo nos salvará

23 Tus cuerdas se aflojaron; no afirmaron su mástil, ni entesaron la vela; se repartirá presa de muchos despojos; hasta los cojos arrebatarán presa

24 No dirá el morador: Estoy enfermo; el pueblo que morare en ella, será absuelto de iniquidad

Isaías 33:16-24 Meaning and Commentary

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.