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Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But LORD, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strong arm each day and our salvation in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; We have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for Thee. Be Thou their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, be gracious to us; we have hoped in You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You. Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense], Our salvation also in the time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for you. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Please, LORD, be kind to us! We depend on you. Make us strong each morning, and come to save us when we are in trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, have pity on us. We wait with hope for you. Be our strength in the morning. Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, have mercy on us. We have put our hope in you. Protect us day by day and save us in times of trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you; and be our strength every morning, our salvation in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />LORD, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, favor us, "" We have waited for You, "" Be their arm, in the mornings, "" Indeed, our salvation in time of adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, pity us: we hoped for thee: be thou their arm for the mornings, also our salvation in time of straits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, have mercy on us: for we have waited for thee: be thou our arm in the morning, and our salvation in the time of trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord, take pity on us. For we have waited for you. Be our arm in the morning and our salvation in the time of tribulation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, be gracious to us; for you we wait. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of trouble! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, be gracious to us; for in thee is our trust; be thou our helper every morning, our salvation also in the time of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, show mercy to us, because our hope is upon you! Be our helper at dawn and our Savior in time of trouble!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/33-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6857" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/33.htm">The LORD is Exalted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: ḥān·nê·nū (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">be gracious to us!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: qiw·wî·nū (V-Piel-Perf-1cp) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">We wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">for You.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: zə·rō·‘ām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">our strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: lab·bə·qā·rîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">every morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3444.htm" title="3444: yə·šū·‘ā·ṯê·nū (N-fsc:: 1cp) -- Salvation. Feminine passive participle of yasha'; something saved, i.e. deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity.">our salvation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bə·‘êṯ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">in time</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">of trouble.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/123-3.htm">Psalm 123:3-4</a></span><br />Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. / We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a></span><br />Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-25.htm">Lamentations 3:25-26</a></span><br />The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-20.htm">Psalm 33:20-22</a></span><br />Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. / For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name. / May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5-6</a></span><br />I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. / My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-5.htm">Psalm 25:5</a></span><br />Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalm 37:7</a></span><br />Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Micah 7:7</a></span><br />But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Habakkuk 3:16-19</a></span><br />I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us. / Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, / yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Romans 8:25</a></span><br />But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a></span><br />But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">1 Peter 1:13</a></span><br />Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for you: be you their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.</p><p class="hdg">be gracious</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-9.htm">Isaiah 25:9</a></b></br> And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this <i>is</i> our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this <i>is</i> the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Isaiah 26:8</a></b></br> Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of <i>our</i> soul <i>is</i> to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18,19</a></b></br> And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD <i>is</i> a God of judgment: blessed <i>are</i> all they that wait for him… </p><p class="hdg">be thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></b></br> For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Exodus 14:27</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Psalm 25:3</a></b></br> Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.</p><p class="hdg">our salvation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16</a></b></br> LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer <i>when</i> thy chastening <i>was</i> upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Psalm 37:39</a></b></br> But the salvation of the righteous <i>is</i> of the LORD: <i>he is</i> their strength in the time of trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1,5</a></b></br> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God <i>is</i> our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Mornings</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Mornings</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-6.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-6.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">God's judgments against the enemies of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O LORD, be gracious to us!</b><br>This plea for grace reflects a deep dependence on God's mercy, a recurring theme throughout the Bible. The Israelites often found themselves in situations where they needed divine intervention, and this cry echoes the prayers of many biblical figures, such as Moses and David. The request for grace acknowledges human insufficiency and God's sovereignty. It aligns with the understanding that grace is unmerited favor, a concept fully realized in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's ultimate grace to humanity.<p><b>We wait for You.</b><br>Waiting on the Lord is a common biblical exhortation, emphasizing trust and patience. This phrase suggests a posture of hopeful expectation and reliance on God's timing rather than human effort. It resonates with passages like <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a> and <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, which encourage believers to find strength and renewal in waiting for God's action. Historically, the Israelites often waited for deliverance from their enemies, and this waiting is a test of faith and endurance.<p><b>Be our strength every morning</b><br>The request for daily strength highlights the need for continual reliance on God. It suggests a rhythm of daily dependence, akin to the provision of manna in the wilderness, which required the Israelites to trust God for sustenance each day. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, which speaks of God's mercies being new every morning. It underscores the idea that each day brings its own challenges and requires fresh strength from God.<p><b>and our salvation in time of trouble.</b><br>This plea for salvation in times of distress reflects the historical context of Israel's frequent conflicts and need for deliverance from surrounding nations. Salvation here is both physical and spiritual, pointing to God's role as a deliverer. This concept is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who provides ultimate salvation from sin and eternal separation from God. The phrase also connects to <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>, which describes God as a refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is appealed to for grace and strength.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophet_isaiah.htm">The Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, who is interceding on behalf of the people of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, facing threats from surrounding nations and in need of divine intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_threat.htm">Assyrian Threat</a></b><br>The historical context involves the Assyrian empire, which posed a significant threat to Judah during Isaiah's time.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/times_of_trouble.htm">Times of Trouble</a></b><br>Refers to the periods of distress and danger faced by the people, both historically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_grace.htm">Dependence on God's Grace</a></b><br>Recognize our need for God's grace in every aspect of life, acknowledging that we cannot rely on our own strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_renewal_of_strength.htm">Daily Renewal of Strength</a></b><br>Seek God's strength each morning, understanding that His mercies are new every day and sufficient for our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/salvation_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Salvation in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>Trust in God as our ultimate source of salvation and deliverance, especially during challenging and uncertain times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/longing_for_god's_presence.htm">Longing for God's Presence</a></b><br>Cultivate a deep longing for God's presence in our lives, making Him the focus of our desires and hopes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Follow Isaiah's example of interceding for others, praying for God's grace and strength in their lives as well.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_33_claim_miracles.htm">Why does Isaiah 33 describe miraculous healing and renewed stability when no archaeological or scientific evidence supports such events on a large scale?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_god's_grace.htm">What is the meaning of God's grace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_lexicon.htm">How does Exodus 15:2 describe God's role for believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_you_not_resist_an_evil_person.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Do Not Fear, Only Believe'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">O Lord, be gracious . . .</span>--Faith transforms itself into prayer. The prophet will still "wait" upon God. In the change of person, "<span class= "ital">their </span>arm," "<span class= "ital">our </span>salvation," we hear the very words of the prayer as it was spoken, the first referring to the soldiers who were to fight the battles of their country, the second to the non-combatants who were assembled with Isaiah in supplication.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Lord</span>, etc. The mingling of prayer with prophecy is very unusual, and indicative of highly excited feeling. Isaiah realizes fully the danger of his people and nation, and knows that without prayer there is no deliverance. His prayer is at once an outpouring of his own heart, and an example to others. <span class="cmt_word">We have waited for thee</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Isaiah 8:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Isaiah 26:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Their Am</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the Arm of thy people." <span class="cmt_word">Every morning</span>. Continually, day by day, since their need of thy support is continual. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/33-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be gracious to us!</span><br /><span class="heb">חָנֵּ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥān·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">We wait for You.</span><br /><span class="heb">קִוִּ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(qiw·wî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind together, collect, to expect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Be</span><br /><span class="heb">הֱיֵ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hĕ·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our strength</span><br /><span class="heb">זְרֹעָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(zə·rō·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> </span><span class="str2">The arm, the foreleg, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every morning</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבְּקָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bə·qā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our salvation</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šū·‘ā·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3444.htm">Strong's 3444: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in time</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of trouble.</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/33-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 33:2 Yahweh be gracious to us (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 33:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 33:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>