Isaiah 33 · Verse 5

Isaiah 33:5

The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
Isaiah 33:5, King James Version

Isaiah 33:5 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
WEBThe LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
ASVJehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
YLTSet on high is Jehovah, for He is dwelling on high, He filled Zion with judgment and righteousness,
DARBYJehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness;
BBEThe Lord is lifted up; his place is on high: he has made Zion full of righteousness and true religion.
WebsterThe LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

What does Isaiah 33:5 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 33:1-14

God's judgments against the enemies of his church. (Is. 33:1-14) The happiness of his people. (Is. 33:15-24) Verses 1-14 Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own coin. Those who by faith humbly wait for God, shall find him gracious to them; as the day, so let the strength be. If God leaves us to ourselves any…

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Isaiah 33:5 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.

נִשְׂגָּ֣בnis.Gav[is] exaltedH7682
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
שֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.Khen[he is] dwellingH7931
מָר֑וֹםma.Roma high placeH4791
מִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'he will fillH4390
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
מִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatjusticeH4941
וּצְדָקָֽה\׃u.tze.da.Kahand righteousnessH6666

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 33:5

  • Isaiah 2:17

    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Romans 11:26

    And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

  • Revelation 19:2-6

    For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. …

  • Daniel 4:37

    Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

  • Ephesians 1:20-21

    Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

  • Isaiah 32:15-18

    Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

  • Isaiah 12:4

    And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

  • Psalms 123:1

    A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

  • Isaiah 2:11

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Isaiah 60:21

    Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

  • Isaiah 61:11-62:1

    For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

  • Psalms 115:1-2

    Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord.
10; 2:11,17; 12:4; 37:20; Ex 9:16,17; 15:1,6; 18:11; Job 40:9-14
Ps 21:11-13; 46:9,10; 97:8,9; 115:1,2; 118:16; Da 4:37; Ro 3:26
Re 19:2-6
he dwelleth.
57:15; 66:1; Ps 113:5,6; 123:1; Eph 1:20,21
he hath.
1:26,27; 4:2-4; 32:1,15-18; 52:1; 54:11-14; 60:21; 61:3,11; 62:1
2Ch 31:20,21; Ro 11:26

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Context

  • Isaiah 33:4

    And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

  • Isaiah 33:5

    The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

  • Isaiah 33:6

    And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

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Isaiah 33:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Será ensalzado Jehová, el cual mora en las alturas: llenó á Sión de juicio y de justicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel est exalté; car il demeure en haut, il a rempli Sion de droiture et de justice;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova ist hocherhaben; denn er wohnt in der Höhe, er füllt Zion mit Recht und Gerechtigkeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Magnificatus est Dominus, quoniam habitavit in excelso; implevit Sion judicio et justitia.