Isaiah 33:1 “Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! Whe…”

Isaiah 33:1

Woe 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

World English Bible

Woe to you who destroy, but you weren’t destroyed, and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betrayal, you will be betrayed.

American Standard Version

Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

Woe to thee that spoylest, and wast not spoyled: and doest wickedly, and they did not wickedly against thee: when thou shalt cease to spoyle, thou shalt be spoyled: when thou shalt make an ende of doing wickedly, they shall doe wickedly against thee.

Darby Translation

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Young's Literal Translation

Woe, spoiler! and thou not spoiled, And treacherous! and they dealt not treacherously with thee, When thou dost finish, O spoiler, thou art spoiled, When thou dost finish dealing treacherously, They deal treacherously with thee.

Bible in Basic English

Ho! you who make waste those who did not make you waste; acting falsely to those who were not false to you. When you have come to an end of wasting, you will be made waste, and after your false acts, they will do the same to you.

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Cross references

“thee that”

Isaiah 24:16 Isaiah 17:14 2 Kings 18:13–17 2 Chronicles 28:16–21 Habakkuk 2:5–8 Isaiah 10:5

Isaiah 24:16 · BSB

From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.

Isaiah 17:14 · BSB

In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.

2 Kings 18:13–17 · BSB

In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 28:16–21 · BSB

At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.

Habakkuk 2:5–8 · BSB

and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his ow…

Isaiah 10:5 · BSB

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.

“when thou shalt cease”

Matthew 7:2 Isaiah 10:12 Isaiah 21:2 Jeremiah 25:12–14 Obadiah 1:10–16 Revelation 17:17

Matthew 7:2 · BSB

For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Isaiah 10:12 · BSB

So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.

Isaiah 21:2 · BSB

A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”

Jeremiah 25:12–14 · BSB

But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

Obadiah 1:10–16 · BSB

Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

Revelation 17:17 · BSB

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

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