Isaiah 33:5
in Isaiah 33The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
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ASV
Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
KJV
The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
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This verse in Isaiah 33
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The Lord is exalted - (compare Psa 97:9). The prophet here introduces a chorus of the Jews, celebrating the praises of God for delivering them from the Assyrian. He hath filled Zion with judgment - That is, the effect of his destroying his enemies will be to fill Jerusalem with reverence for his name. The deliverance would be so signal, and the manifestation of the divine mercy so great, that the effect would be that the nation would turn to God, and acknowledge his gracious interposition (see Isa 30:22-26, Isa 30:29; Isa 31:6; Isa 32:15-18).
This site's exposition
The LORD is exalted
on Isaiah 33:5-6
"The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high", and "He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness". He will be "the sure foundation for your times", and "The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure". John Gill set that treasure against the silver and gold Assyria came to plunder.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 2 and following) Lord, have mercy on us: for we have waited for you: be our strength in the morning, and our salvation in time of trouble. At the voice of the Angel, the people fled; at your exaltation the nations were scattered. And your spoil will be gathered, as the locust is gathered, as when the ditches are full of it. The Lord is magnified, for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with judgment and justice.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, the fruit of the destruction, namely, the glory of God: the Lord is magnified: your mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and your truth unto the clouds (Ps 56:11[57:10]); and the grace of men in rectitude of action, he, namely, the Lord, has …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It is his honour thus to abase proud men, and hide them in the dust, together; thus he magnifies his own name, and his people give him the glory of it, as Israel when the Egyptians were drowned, Exod. xv.
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The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נִשְׂגָּ֣ב | nisgav | [is] exalted | H7682 → | 20 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שֹׁכֵ֖ן | shokhen | [he is] dwelling | H7931 → | 129 times |
| מָר֑וֹם | marom | a high place | H4791 → | 54 times |
| מִלֵּ֣א | mile' | he will fill | H4390 → | 249 times |
| צִיּ֔וֹן | tziyon | Zion | H6726 → | 154 times |
| מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | mishpat | justice | H4941 → | 422 times |
| וּצְדָקָֽה׃ | utzedakah | and righteousness | H6666 → | 157 times |
נִשְׂגָּ֣ב[is] exalted
nisgavH7682 →20 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
שֹׁכֵ֖ן[he is] dwelling
shokhenH7931 →129 times
מָר֑וֹםa high place
maromH4791 →54 times
מִלֵּ֣אhe will fill
mile'H4390 →249 times
צִיּ֔וֹןZion
tziyonH6726 →154 times
מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice
mishpatH4941 →422 times
וּצְדָקָֽה׃and righteousness
utzedakahH6666 →157 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 11:26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
it leads to
- Isaiah 59:20
“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 31:31–37
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Psalms 14:7
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Zechariah 10:6–12
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them.…
- Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Isaiah 59:20
Through
Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in…
it leads to
- James 4:6–7
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Psalms 33:4–5
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
- 1 Peter 5:5–6
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- James 4:6–7
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.