| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You will be plundered; When you make an end of dealing treacherously, They will deal treacherously with you. | 1Woe 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. |
| 2O LORD, be gracious to us; We have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble. | 2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble. |
| 3At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered; | 3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise. |
| 4And Your plunder shall be gathered Like the gathering of the caterpillar; As the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them. | 4Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it. |
| 5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. | 5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. |
| 6Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the LORD is His treasure. | 6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. |
| 7Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside, The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. | 7Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. |
| 8The highways lie waste, The traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man. | 8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded. |
| 9The earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. | 9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. |
| 10“Now I will rise,” says the LORD; “Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up. | 10“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted. |
| 11You shall conceive chaff, You shall bring forth stubble; Your breath, as fire, shall devour you. | 11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you. |
| 12And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire. | 12The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze. |
| 13Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.” | 13You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.” |
| 14The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” | 14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” |
| 15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: | 15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— |
| 16He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure. | 16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. |
| 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off. | 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar. |
| 18Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” | 18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” |
| 19You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand. | 19You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand. |
| 20Look 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. | 20Look 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. |
| 21But there the majestic LORD will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, In which no galley with oars will sail, Nor majestic ships pass by | 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. |
| 22(For the LORD is our Judge, The LORD is our Lawgiver, The LORD is our King; He will save us); | 22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us. |
| 23Your tackle is loosed, They could not strengthen their mast, They could not spread the sail. Then the prey of great plunder is divided; The lame take the prey. | 23Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder. |
| 24And the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity. | 24And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity. |
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