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The treaty is broken, its witnesses are despised, no one is respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your roads are deserted; no one travels them anymore. The Assyrians have broken their peace treaty and care nothing for the promises they made before witnesses. They have no respect for anyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The highways lie waste; the traveler ceases. Covenants are broken; cities are despised; there is no regard for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, The traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased; He has broken the covenant, he has rejected the cities; He has no regard for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The highways are deserted, the traveler has ceased [to appear]. <i>The enemy</i> has broken the covenant, he has rejected the cities, He has no regard for [any] man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. An agreement has been broken, cities despised, and human life disregarded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. An agreement has been broken, cities despised, and human life disregarded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one travels anymore; every road is empty. Treaties are broken, and no respect is shown to any who keep promises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Highways are deserted. Travelers stop traveling. Agreements are broken. Witnesses are rejected. People are no longer respected. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The highways are so dangerous that no one travels on them. Treaties are broken and agreements are violated. No one is respected any more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The highways are deserted; travelers have quit the road. The enemy has broken treaties; he despises their witnesses, and respects no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Highways are empty, there are no travelers. Treaties are broken, witnesses are despised, human life is treated with disrespect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The highways are desolate, the traveler ceases. He has broken the covenant, he has despised the witnesses; he has no regard for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, the way-faring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn’t respect man. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Highways have been desolated, "" He who passes along the path has ceased, "" He has broken covenant, "" He has despised enemies, "" He has not esteemed a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The highways lay waste, the traveler passing by, ceased: he brake the covenant, he despised the cities, he reckoned them not men.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The ways are made desolate, no one passeth by the road, the covenant is made void, he hath rejected the cities, he hath not regarded the men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The roads have become desolate. Travelers have ceased along the paths. The covenant has been nullified. He has tossed aside cities. He has disregarded men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The highways are desolate, travelers have quit the paths, Covenants are broken, witnesses spurned; yet no one gives it a thought. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The highways are deserted, travelers have quit the road. The treaty is broken, its oaths are despised, its obligation is disregarded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases, and the covenant is broken; the cities are despised, and there is no regard for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They hunted the streets and they destroyed passersby of the road, and he abolished the covenant and the cities are rejected, and they have not esteemed men<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The highways lie waste, The wayfaring man ceaseth; He hath broken the covenant, He hath despised the cities, He regardeth not man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the ways of these shall be made desolate: the terror of the nations has been made to cease, and the covenant with these is taken away, and ye shall by no means deem them men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/33-8.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=6910" 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">7</span>Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4546.htm" title="4546: mə·sil·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A highway. From calal; a thoroughfare, literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase.">The highways</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: nā·šam·mū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">are deserted;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">travel</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ō·raḥ (N-cs) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: šā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">has ceased.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">The treaty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: hê·p̄êr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">has been broken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the witnesses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mā·’as (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">are despised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and human life</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥā·šaḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">is disregarded.</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ĕ·nō·wōš (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.…<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="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2</a></span><br />If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a></span><br />The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Jeremiah 7:28</a></span><br />Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29</a></span><br />The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Isaiah 59:14-15</a></span><br />So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. / Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></span><br />“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Psalm 14:3</a></span><br />All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Matthew 24:12</a></span><br />Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28</a></span><br />All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Isaiah 24:5</a></span><br />The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases: he has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he regards no man.</p><p class="hdg">highways</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-29.htm">Isaiah 10:29-31</a></b></br> They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a></b></br> In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a></b></br> The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she <i>is</i> in bitterness.</p><p class="hdg">he hath broken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">2 Kings 18:14-17</a></b></br> And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold… </p><p class="hdg">he hath despised</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9-11</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not Calno as Carchemish? <i>is</i> not Hamath as Arpad? <i>is</i> not Samaria as Damascus? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Isaiah 36:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, <i>that</i> Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13</a></b></br> Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.</p><p class="hdg">he regardeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13,14</a></b></br> For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done <i>it</i>, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant <i>man</i>: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-10.htm">1 Samuel 17:10,26</a></b></br> And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">2 Kings 18:20,21</a></b></br> Thou sayest, (but <i>they are but</i> vain words,) <i>I have</i> counsel and strength for the war. 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In the ancient Near East, highways were vital for trade, communication, and military movement. The desolation of highways indicates a breakdown in societal order and economic activity. This imagery can be connected to the Assyrian threat during Isaiah's time, as Assyrian campaigns often led to such desolation. The cessation of travel also symbolizes isolation and fear, as people would avoid roads due to danger or military presence. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual desolation, where paths to God are neglected.<p><b>The treaty has been broken,</b><br>This phrase suggests a breach of covenant or agreement, possibly referring to a political alliance or peace treaty. In the context of Isaiah, it may allude to the broken agreements between Judah and other nations, such as Egypt, or the Assyrian betrayal after Hezekiah's tribute. Biblically, breaking a treaty is a serious offense, reflecting unfaithfulness and treachery. This can be paralleled with humanity's broken covenant with God, highlighting the need for a new covenant through Christ, who fulfills and restores what was broken.<p><b>the witnesses are despised,</b><br>Witnesses in ancient times were crucial for validating agreements and ensuring justice. Despising witnesses indicates a society where truth and justice are undermined. This could reflect the moral decay in Judah, where prophetic voices like Isaiah's were ignored or scorned. Biblically, this points to a rejection of God's law and His messengers. In a broader sense, it foreshadows the rejection of Christ, the ultimate witness to God's truth, who was despised and rejected by men.<p><b>and human life is disregarded.</b><br>This phrase highlights a profound moral and ethical decline, where human dignity and life are devalued. In the historical context, this could refer to the violence and oppression during Assyrian invasions or internal corruption in Judah. The disregard for life contrasts with the biblical teaching of humanity's inherent value as God's image-bearers. This disregard is ultimately rectified in Christ, who affirms the worth of every person through His sacrificial love and calls His followers to uphold the sanctity of life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/highways_and_travelers.htm">Highways and Travelers</a></b><br>Symbolic of the normalcy and commerce that have ceased due to the chaos and judgment upon the land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/treaty.htm">Treaty</a></b><br>Represents agreements or covenants that have been violated, leading to distrust and societal breakdown.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/witnesses.htm">Witnesses</a></b><br>Those who were supposed to uphold the treaty, now despised, indicating a collapse of moral and social order.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers this message, warning of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, facing the threat of Assyrian invasion due to their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_broken_covenants.htm">The Consequences of Broken Covenants</a></b><br>When agreements and promises are not honored, it leads to societal chaos and distrust. As Christians, we are called to be people of integrity, keeping our word as a reflection of God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_witnesses.htm">The Importance of Witnesses</a></b><br>In biblical times, witnesses were crucial in upholding truth and justice. Today, we are called to be witnesses of Christ, living lives that testify to His truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Isaiah's role as a prophet was to call people back to God. We, too, are called to speak truth in love, encouraging others to return to a faithful relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_amidst_societal_breakdown.htm">Trust in God Amidst Societal Breakdown</a></b><br>Even when society seems to be falling apart, we can trust in God's sovereignty and His ultimate plan for redemption and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Isaiah's message is a call to repentance. We must examine our own lives, repent of our sins, and seek to align ourselves with God's will.<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/when_is_it_time_to_harm_or_to_heal.htm">When is war or peace appropriate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_24_align_with_god's_nature.htm">How does the account in Exodus 24 align or conflict with other passages describing God's nature and appearance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_uriah_and_zechariah_be_verified.htm">Isaiah 8:1-2: How can we verify the existence of these specific witnesses (Uriah and Zechariah) historically or archaeologically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_on_paul's_trip_to_rome.htm">What does 'Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts' mean?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">The highways lie waste . . .</span>--Another feature in the picture of terror. No traveller dared to show himself in the main road. (Comp. <a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Judges 5:6</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">He hath broken.</span>--Sennacherib is denounced as having broken the treaty of <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm" title="And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which you put on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.">2Kings 18:14</a>. Hezekiah had complied with his conditions, and yet there was no suspension of hostilities.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The highways lie waste</span> {croup. <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a>). The meaning is that' they were unoccupied. Fear of the Assyrians restrained men from travelling. <span class="cmt_word">He hath broken the covenant</span>. Sennacherib, when he accepted the sum of money sent him by Hezekiah (<a href="/2_kings/18-15.htm">2 Kings 18:15</a>; 'Eponym Canon,' p. 135), must have consented to leave him unmolested for the future. But in a very short time we find him, apparently without any reasonable pretext, sending a fresh expedition against Jerusalem, requiring it to be admitted within the walls, and even threatening the city with destruction (<a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">2 Kings 18:17-35</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10-13</a>). Isaiah, therefore, taxes him with having broken his covenant. <span class="cmt_word">Despised cities</span>. "Sennacherib," says Delitzsch, "continued to storm the fortified places of Judah, in violation of his agreement." <span class="cmt_word">Regardeth no man</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "pays no attention to the protests that are made against his infraction of the treaty - does not care what is said or thought of him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/33-8.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">The highways</span><br /><span class="heb">מְסִלּ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·sil·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4546.htm">Strong's 4546: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are deserted;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשַׁ֣מּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šam·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">travel</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has ceased.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁבַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To repose, desist from exertion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The treaty</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִית֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been broken,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵפֵ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(hê·p̄êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the witnesses</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are despised,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאַ֣ס</span> <span class="translit">(mā·’as)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and human life</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is disregarded.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָשַׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·šaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 33:8 The highways are desolate (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/33-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 33:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 33:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:9" /></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>