Isaiah 33 · Verse 22

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah 33:22, King James Version

Isaiah 33:22 in other translations

BSBFor the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
WEBFor the LORD is our judge. The LORD is our lawgiver. The LORD is our king. He will save us.
ASVFor Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
YLTFor Jehovah our judge, Jehovah our lawgiver, Jehovah our king--He doth save us.
DARBYFor Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.
BBEFor the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.
WebsterFor the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.

What does Isaiah 33:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. Lord--thrice repeated, as often: the Trinity (Nu 6:24-26). judge ... lawgiver ... king--perfect ideal of the theocracy, to be realized under Messiah alone; the judicial, legislative, and administrative functions as king to be exercised by Him in person (Is 11:4; 32:1; Jas 4:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 33:22 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.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
שֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּsho.fe.Te.nu[is] judge ourH8199
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּme.cho.ke.Ke.nu[is] commander ourH2710
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מַלְכֵּ֖נוּmal.Ke.nu[is] king ourH4428
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931
יוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ\׃yo.shi.'E.nuhe will deliver usH3467

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Cross references for Isaiah 33:22

  • James 4:12

    There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

  • Acts 5:31

    Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

  • Zephaniah 3:15-17

    The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  • Psalms 89:18

    For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Isaiah 25:9

    And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  • Isaiah 35:4

    Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

  • Revelation 19:16

    And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Psalms 50:6

    And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

  • Psalms 75:7

    But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  • Matthew 25:34

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord is our judge.
Ge 18:25; Ps 50:6; 75:7; 98:9; 2Co 5:10
lawgiver. Heb. statute-maker.
De 33:2; Ne 10:14; Ps 147:19,20; Jas 4:12
the Lord is our king.
Ps 44:4; 74:12; 89:18; Jer 23:5,6; Zec 9:9; Mt 21:5; 25:34; Re 19:16
he will.
12:2; 25:9; Zep 3:15-17; Mt 1:21-23; Lu 2:11; Ac 5:31; Tit 3:4-6
Heb 5:9

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 33:22

    For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

  • Isaiah 33:23

    Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

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Isaiah 33:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque Jehová es nuestro juez, Jehová es nuestro legislador, Jehová es nuestro Rey, él mismo nos salvará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car l’ Éternel est notre juge, l’ Éternel est notre législateur, l’ Éternel est notre roi; lui, nous sauvera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn Jehova ist unser Richter, Jehova unser Feldherr, Jehova unser König; er wird uns retten. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dominus enim judex noster, Dominus legifer noster, Dominus rex noster, ipse salvabit nos.