Isaiah 33 · Verse 7

Isaiah 33:7

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Isaiah 33:7, King James Version

Isaiah 33:7 in other translations

BSBBehold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
WEBBehold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
ASVBehold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
YLTLo, ‘Their Ariel,' they have cried without, Messengers of peace do weep bitterly.
DARBYBehold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
BBESee, the men of war are sorrowing outside the town: those who came looking for peace are weeping bitterly.
WebsterBehold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the embassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

What does Isaiah 33:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 33:7-9
7-9. From the vision of future glory Isaiah returns to the disastrous present; the grief of "the valiant ones" (parallel to, and identical with, "the ambassadors of peace"), men of rank, sent with presents to sue for peace, but standing "without" the enemy's camp, their suit being rejected (2Ki 18:14, 18, 37). The highways deserted through fear, the cities insulted, the lands devastated. cry--(Is 15:4).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Their valiant ones shall cry without "The mighty men raise a grievous cry" - Three MSS. read אראלים erelim, that is, lions of God, or strong lions. So they called valiant men heroes; which appellation the Arabians and Persians still use. See Bochart. Hieroz. Part 1 lib. 3 cap. 1. "Mahomet, ayant reconnu Hamzeh son oncle pour homme de courage et de valeur, lui donne le titre ou surnom d'Assad Allah, qui signifie le lion de Dieu. "D'Herbelot, p. 427. And for חצה chatsah, the Syriac and Chaldee, read קשה kashah, whom I follow. The Chaldee, Syriac, Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion read אראה להם ereh lahem, or יראה yireh, with what meaning is not clear. The word אראלם erellam, which we translate valiant ones, is very difficult; no man knows what it means. Kimchi supposes that it is the name of the angel that smote the Assyrian camp! The Vulgate, and my old MS., translate it seers; and most of the Versions understand it in this way. None of the MSS. give us any help, but as we see above in Lowth.

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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 33:7 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.

הֵ֚ןhenthere!H2005
אֶרְאֶלָּ֔ם'er.'e.Lamvaliant one theirH691
צָעֲק֖וּtza.'a.Kuthey have cried outH6817
חֻ֑צָהChu.tzah[the] outside towardsH2351
מַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.Kheimessengers ofH4397
שָׁל֔וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965
מַ֖רmarbitterH4751
יִבְכָּיֽוּן\׃yiv.ka.Yunthey weep !H1058

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

Cross references for Isaiah 33:7

  • 2 Kings 18:18

    And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

  • 2 Kings 18:37-19:3

    Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab–shakeh. And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

  • Isaiah 36:22

    Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  • Isaiah 36:3

    Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
valiant ones. or, messengers. the ambassadors.
36:3,22; 2Ki 18:18,37; 19:1-3

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 33:7

    Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

  • Isaiah 33:8

    The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

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Isaiah 33:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí que sus embajadores darán voces afuera; los mensajeros de paz llorarán amargamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, leurs vaillants hommes crient au-dehors, les messagers de la paix pleurent amèrement.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, ihre Helden schreien draußen, die Friedensboten weinen bitterlich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce videntes clamabunt foris; angeli pacis amare flebunt.