Isaiah 33 · Verse 20

Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Isaiah 33:20, King James Version

Isaiah 33:20 in other translations

BSBLook 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.
WEBLook at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won’t be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
ASVLook upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
YLTSee Zion, the city of our meetings, Thine eyes see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, A tent not taken down, Not removed are its pins for ever, And none of its cords are broken.
DARBYLook upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;
BBELet your eyes be resting on Zion, the town of our holy feasts: you will see Jerusalem, a quiet resting-place, a tent which will not be moved, whose tent-pins will never be pulled up, and whose cords will never be broken.
WebsterLook upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of its stakes shall ever be removed, neither shall any of its cords be broken.

What does Isaiah 33:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. solemnities--solemn assemblies at the great feasts (see on Is 30:29; Psa 42:4; Psa 48:12). not ... taken down ... removed--image from captives "removed" from their land (Is 36:17). There shall be no more "taking away" to an enemy's land. Or else, from nomads living in shifting tents. The saints, who sojourned once in tabernacles as pilgrims, shall have a "building of God--eternal in the heavens" (2Co 5:1; He 11:9, 10; compare Is 54:2). stakes--driven into the ground; to these the "cords" were fastened. Christ's Church shall never fall (Mt 16:18). So individual believers (Re 3:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Look upon Zion "Thou shalt see Zion" - For חזה chazeh, "see," read תחזה techezeh, "thou shalt see," with the Chaldee. - Houbigant. At the end of this verse we find in the Masoretic Bibles this note, חצי הספר chatsi hassepher, "the middle of the book;" that is the middle of the book of Isaiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 33:15-24

The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessing of salvation is freely bestowed on all that ask with humble, believing prayer; and the believer is safe in time and for ever. Those that walk uprightly shall not only have bread given, and their water sure, but they shall…

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Isaiah 33:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חֲזֵ֣הcha.ZehseeH2372
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
קִרְיַ֖תkir.Yat[the] town ofH7151
מֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּmo.'a.De.nuappointed feast ourH4150
עֵינֶיךָ֩'ei.nei.Khaeyes yourH5869
תִרְאֶ֨ינָהtir.'Ei.nahthey will seeH7200
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
נָוֶ֣הna.Veha habitationH5116
שַׁאֲנָ֗ןsha.'a.NanundisturbedH7600
אֹ֤הֶל'O.hela tentH168
בַּל\־bal-[which] notH1077
יִצְעָן֙yitz.'Ananyone will pack upH6813
בַּל\־bal-[which] notH1077
יִסַּ֤עyi.Sa'anyone will pull outH5265
יְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ye.te.do.Tavtent pegs itsH3489
לָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuityH5331
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
חֲבָלָ֖יוcha.va.Lavropes itsH2256
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
יִנָּתֵֽקוּ\׃yi.na.Te.kuthey will be torn apartH5423

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Cross references for Isaiah 33:20

  • Psalms 46:5

    God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

  • Isaiah 54:2

    Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

  • Isaiah 32:18

    And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

  • Matthew 16:18

    And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

  • Isaiah 37:33

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

  • Psalms 128:5

    The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

  • Psalms 78:68-69

    But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

  • Psalms 125:1-2

    A Song of degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  • Ezekiel 48:35

    It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.

  • Revelation 3:12

    Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

  • Psalms 48:12-13

    Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Look.
Ps 48:12,13
the city.
De 12:5; Ps 78:68,69
thine eyes.
Ps 46:5; 125:1; 128:5
not one.
37:33; 54:2; Eze 48:35; Mt 16:18; Re 3:12

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Context

  • Isaiah 33:19

    Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

  • Isaiah 33:20

    Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

  • Isaiah 33:21

    But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

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Isaiah 33:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mira á Sión, ciudad de nuestras solemnidades: tus ojos verán á Jerusalem, morada de quietud, tienda que no será desarmada, ni serán arrancadas sus estacas, ni ninguna de sus cuerdas será rota.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Regarde Sion, la cité de nos assemblées solennelles! Tes yeux verront Jérusalem, une demeure tranquille, une tente qui ne sera pas transportée: ses pieux ne seront jamais arrachés, et aucune de ses cordes ne sera rompue;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Schaue Zion an, die Stadt unserer Festversammlungen! Deine Augen werden Jerusalem sehen, eine ruhige Wohnstätte, ein Zelt, das nicht wandern wird, dessen Pflöcke ewiglich nicht herausgezogen, und von dessen Seilen keines je losgerissen werden wird; -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respice, Sion, civitatem solemnitatis nostræ: oculi tui videbunt Jerusalem, habitationem opulentam, tabernaculum quod nequaquam transferri poterit; nec auferentur clavi ejus in sempiternum, et omnes funiculi ejus non rumpentur: