Isaiah 33:1

The Lord Will Restore Zion

33:1 The destroyer is as good as dead, ¹ 

you who have not been destroyed!

The deceitful one is as good as dead, ² 

the one whom others have not deceived!

When you are through destroying, you will be destroyed;

when you finish ³  deceiving, others will deceive you!

Isaiah 1:24

1:24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, ⁴ 

the powerful ruler of Israel, ⁵  says this:

“Ah, I will seek vengeance ⁶  against my adversaries,

I will take revenge against my enemies. ⁷ 

[33:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Woe [to] the destroyer.”

[33:1]  ² tn Heb “and the deceitful one”; NAB, NIV “O traitor”; NRSV “you treacherous one.” In the parallel structure הוֹי (hoy, “woe [to]”) does double duty.

[33:1]  ³ tc The form in the Hebrew text appears to derive from an otherwise unattested verb נָלָה (nalah). The translation follows the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a in reading ככלתך, a Piel infinitival form from the verbal root כָּלָה (kalah), meaning “finish.”

[1:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at v. 9.

[1:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Israel.”

[1:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “console myself” (i.e., by getting revenge); NRSV “pour out my wrath on.”

[1:24]  ⁷ sn The Lord here identifies with the oppressed and comes as their defender and vindicator.