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You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut and whose stakes are firmly fixed. <a href="/esv/isaiah/33.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home, A tabernacle that will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be removed, Nor will any of its cords be broken. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Look at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed settlement, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its ropes be torn apart. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes shall see Jerusalem an undisturbed habitation, A tent which shall not be folded, Its stakes shall never be pulled up Nor any of its cords be torn apart. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold Zion, the city of our appointed times; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an abode at ease, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords ever be torn apart. <a href="/amp/isaiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts and observances; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a undisturbed settlement, A tent which will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be pulled up, Nor any of its ropes be severed. <a href="/csb/isaiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Look at Zion, the city of our festival times. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up nor will any of its cords be loosened. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Look at Zion, the city of our festival times. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up nor will any of its cords be loosened. <a href="/asv/isaiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnites: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. <a href="/cev/isaiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Look to Mount Zion where we celebrate our religious festivals. You will see Jerusalem, secure as a tent with pegs that cannot be pulled up and fastened with ropes that can never be broken. <a href="/erv/isaiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Look at Zion, the city of our festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place. It is a tent that can't be moved. Its tent pegs will never be pulled out, and none of its ropes will be broken. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> Look at Zion, the city where we celebrate our religious festivals. Look at Jerusalem! What a safe place it will be to live in! It will be like a tent that is never moved, whose pegs are never pulled up and whose ropes never break. <a href="/isv/isaiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Look at Zion, city of our festivals! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed abode, an immovable tent; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor will any of its ropes be broken. <a href="/msb/isaiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken. <a href="/net/isaiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a> Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won't be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of its stakes shall ever be removed, neither shall any of its cords be broken. <a href="/web/isaiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a> Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won’t be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> See Zion, the city of our meetings, "" Your eyes see Jerusalem—a quiet habitation, "" A tent not taken down, its pins are not removed forever, "" And none of its cords are broken. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> See Zion, the city of our meetings, Thine eyes see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, A tent not taken down, Not removed are its pins for ever, And none of its cords are broken. <a href="/slt/isaiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold Zion the city of our appointment: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet dwelling, the tent shall not remove; its pegs shall not be pulled up forever, and none of its cords shall be broken.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Look upon Sion the city of our solemnity: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem, a rich habitation, a tabernacle that cannot be removed: neither shall the nails thereof be taken away for ever, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken: <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Look with favor upon Zion, the city of our solemnity. Your eyes will behold Jerusalem: an opulent habitation, a tabernacle that can never be taken away. Its stakes will not be taken away forever, nor will any of its cords be broken. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a> Look to Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes shall see Jerusalem as a quiet abode, a tent not to be struck, Whose pegs will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes severed. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be pulled up, and none of whose ropes will be broken.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities; your eyes shall see Jerusalem a rich habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be shaken to and fro; whose pegs shall never be removed, neither shall any of its cords be broken. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> See Zion the city of our festivals, and your eyes shall behold in Jerusalem a bountiful pasture, a Tabernacle that does not move, and its poles are not uprooted for eternities, and none of its cords are cut off<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemn gatherings; Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a peaceful habitation, A tent that shall not be removed, The stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, Neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. <a href="/sep/isaiah/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold the city of Sion, our refuge: thine eyes shall behold Jerusalem, a rich city, tabernacles which shall not be shaken, neither shall the pins of her tabernacle be moved for ever, neither shall her cords be at all broken: <a href="/parallel/isaiah/33-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/33.htm">The LORD is Exalted</a> …19You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand. 20<a href="/hebrew/2372.htm" title="2372: ḥă·zêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- See, behold. A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate; specifically, to have a vision of.">Look</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">upon Zion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm" title="7151: qir·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- A town, city. From qarah in the sense of flooring, i.e. Building; a city.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘ă·ḏê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of our appointed feasts.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ṯir·’e·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">will see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7600.htm" title="7600: ša·’ă·nān (Adj-ms) -- At ease, secure. From sha'an; secure; in a bad sense, haughty.">a peaceful</a> <a href="/hebrew/5116.htm" title="5116: nā·weh (N-ms) -- Or navah; from navah; at home; hence lovely; also a home, of God, men, flocks, or wild animals.">pasture,</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel (N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">a tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">that does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6813.htm" title="6813: yiṣ·‘ān (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To wander, travel. A primitive root; to load up, i.e. To migrate.">wander;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3489.htm" title="3489: yə·ṯê·ḏō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A peg, pin. From an unused root meaning to pin through or fast; a peg.">its tent pegs</a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: lā·ne·ṣaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: yis·sa‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">be pulled up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">will any</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ḥă·ḇā·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">of its cords</a> <a href="/hebrew/5423.htm" title="5423: yin·nā·ṯê·qū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off. A primitive root; to tear off.">be broken.</a> 21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4-5</a> There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. / God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns. <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-4</a> I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. / ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” <a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22-24</a> Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels / in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, / to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. <a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a> This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.” <a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a> A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a> The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name. <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-2</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/psalms/87-3.htm">Psalm 87:3</a> Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah <a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a> But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. <a href="/psalms/122-3.htm">Psalm 122:3-4</a> Jerusalem is built up as a city united together, / where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a> The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.” <a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10</a> For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a> For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Look on Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.look<a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Psalm 48:12,13</a> Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof… the city<a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5</a> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:<a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68,69</a> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… thine eyes<a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a> God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.<a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Psalm 125:1</a> A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.<a href="/psalms/128-5.htm">Psalm 128:5</a> The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.not one<a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Isaiah 37:33</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.<a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a> Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;<a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a> It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Festivals</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Gatherings</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Peaceful</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Solemnities</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Stakes</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-12.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Won't</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-11.htm">Festivals</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">Gatherings</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Peaceful</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-21.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-7.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Solemnities</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Stakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Won't</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 33</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">God's judgments against the enemies of the church</a> 13. <a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, holds a central place in biblical prophecy and theology. It is the spiritual and political heart of Israel, representing God's dwelling place among His people. The "appointed feasts" refer to the sacred festivals commanded by God, such as Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles, which were times of pilgrimage and worship. These feasts symbolize God's covenant relationship with Israel and His provision and protection. Zion is a type of the heavenly Jerusalem, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22</a>, where believers are called to look forward to the eternal city of God.Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, This phrase speaks to a future vision of Jerusalem as a place of peace and security, contrasting with its historical experiences of conflict and destruction. The imagery of a "peaceful pasture" suggests rest and abundance, reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where the Lord is depicted as a shepherd leading His people to green pastures. This vision aligns with prophetic promises of peace in the Messianic age, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Isaiah 2:4</a>, where nations will beat their swords into plowshares.a tent that does not wander; The metaphor of a tent evokes the tabernacle, the portable dwelling place of God during Israel's wilderness journey. Unlike the transient nature of the tabernacle, this tent is permanent, symbolizing stability and God's enduring presence. This permanence is fulfilled in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>) and established an eternal kingdom.its tent pegs will not be pulled up, Tent pegs provide stability and security, ensuring the tent remains in place. This imagery emphasizes the unshakeable nature of God's promises to His people. In a broader biblical context, it reflects the assurance of God's unchanging covenant, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a>, where hope is described as an anchor for the soul.nor will any of its cords be broken. Cords in a tent are essential for maintaining its structure and integrity. The unbroken cords symbolize the unbreakable nature of God's covenant and His faithfulness to His promises. This assurance is echoed in <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38-39</a>, where Paul declares that nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ Jesus. The imagery of unbroken cords also points to the unity and strength of God's people under His sovereign care.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> Often used to refer to Jerusalem, Zion is a symbol of God's presence and His covenant with His people. It represents the spiritual and physical center of worship and divine promise. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The historical and spiritual capital of Israel, Jerusalem is depicted as a place of peace and stability in this verse, contrasting with its turbulent history. 3. <a href="/topical/a/appointed_feasts.htm">Appointed Feasts</a> These are the sacred festivals commanded by God in the Law of Moses, which were times of worship, remembrance, and community gathering for the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tent.htm">Tent</a> Symbolic of God's dwelling among His people, the tent here represents stability and permanence, unlike the temporary nature of a nomadic tent. 5. <a href="/topical/s/stakes_and_cords.htm">Stakes and Cords</a> These elements of a tent symbolize security and permanence, indicating that God's presence and promises are unshakeable.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_unshakeable_promises.htm">God's Unshakeable Promises</a> Just as the stakes and cords of the tent in Zion are secure, so are God's promises to His people. We can trust in His faithfulness and His eternal covenant. <a href="/topical/t/the_peace_of_god's_presence.htm">The Peace of God's Presence</a> Jerusalem is described as a peaceful abode. In our lives, we can find peace by dwelling in God's presence and aligning ourselves with His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship_and_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Worship and Remembrance</a> The appointed feasts remind us of the importance of regular worship and remembrance of God's works. These practices anchor us in our faith and community. <a href="/topical/s/stability_in_a_changing_world.htm">Stability in a Changing World</a> The imagery of a tent that will not be moved offers comfort in a world of change and uncertainty. Our spiritual foundation in Christ is secure and everlasting. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_citizens_of_the_heavenly_jerusalem.htm">Living as Citizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem</a> As believers, we are called to live with the hope and assurance of our eternal home, influencing how we engage with the world around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 33</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_33_20_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Isaiah 33:20 contradict other passages that predict Jerusalem’s downfall, and how can these conflicting prophecies be reconciled? </a> <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> <a href="/q/what_is_zion's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Zion and its biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_all_faiths_coexist_per_isaiah_2_2-3.htm">If Isaiah 2:2-3 indicates all peoples will stream to the Lord's mountain, how do we reconcile this with other faiths continuing to flourish?</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>(20) Look upon Zion . . .--The words sound like an echo of Psalms 46, 48, which were probably written by the sons of Korah on the destruction of Sennacherib's army. Men had seen Zion desecrated by Ahaz, besieged by Sennacherib; now they should see it once again as it had been at the beginning of Hezekiah's reign, emphatically a "city of solemnities," a tent that shall not be removed, the latter words probably referring to Sennacherib's threat of deportation (<a href="/isaiah/36-17.htm" title="Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.">Isaiah 36:17</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - Look upon Zion, etc.; i.e. turn thy thoughts, O Judah, from the past to the present - from the time of the siege to the time after the siege terminated. The city of our solemnities; or, of our festal meetings; the city where we celebrate our Passovers, our Feasts of Weeks, our Feasts of Ingathering, and the like. A tent that shall not be taken down. There is, perhaps, a reference to Sennacherib's threat to remove the entire population from Jerusalem to a far country (<a href="/isaiah/36-19.htm">Isaiah 36:19</a>). This threat should not take effect. Not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed. By "the stakes" are meant "the tent-pegs," to which the ropes are fastened which keep the tent firm (comp. <a href="/exodus/27-10.htm">Exodus 27:10</a>; <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Exodus 38:18, 31</a>; <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a>). The promise that they shall "never" be removed must be understood either as conditional on the people's walking uprightly (ver. 15), or as a promise of a long continuance merely. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/33-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Look חֲזֵ֣ה (ḥă·zêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of upon Zion, צִיּ֔וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem the city קִרְיַ֖ת (qir·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7151.htm">Strong's 7151: </a> A town, city of our festivals. מֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּ (mō·w·‘ă·ḏê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting Your eyes עֵינֶיךָ֩ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain will see תִרְאֶ֨ינָה (ṯir·’e·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Jerusalem, יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel a peaceful שַׁאֲנָ֗ן (ša·’ă·nān) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7600.htm">Strong's 7600: </a> Secure, haughty pasture, נָוֶ֣ה (nā·weh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5116.htm">Strong's 5116: </a> Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation a tent אֹ֤הֶל (’ō·hel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent that does not בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> A failure, nothing, not at all, lest wander; יִצְעָן֙ (yiṣ·‘ān) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6813.htm">Strong's 6813: </a> To load up, to migrate its tent pegs יְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ (yə·ṯê·ḏō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3489.htm">Strong's 3489: </a> A peg, pin will not בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> A failure, nothing, not at all, lest be pulled up, יִסַּ֤ע (yis·sa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey nor בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> A failure, nothing, not at all, lest will any וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of its cords חֲבָלָ֖יו (ḥă·ḇā·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin be loosened. יִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃ (yin·nā·ṯê·qū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5423.htm">Strong's 5423: </a> To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 33:20 Look at Zion the city of our (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 33:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 33:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:21" /></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>