Isaiah 33:3
Isaiah 33:3 in Multiple Translations
The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.
At the loud noise the peoples have gone in flight; at your coming up the nations have gone in all directions.
When you roar, the peoples run away; when you prepare for action, the nations scatter!
At the noise of the tumult, the people fled: at thine exalting the nations were scattered.
From the voice of a multitude fled have peoples, From thine exaltation scattered have been nations.
At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
At the voice of the angel the people fled, and at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered.
Our enemies run away when they hear your voice. When you stand up and show that you are powerful [IDM], the people of all nations flee.
Berean Amplified Bible — Isaiah 33:3
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Isaiah 33:3 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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מִ/קּ֣וֹל
הָמ֔וֹן
נָדְד֖וּ
עַמִּ֑ים
מֵ/ר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔/ךָ
נָפְצ֖וּ
גּוֹיִֽם
מִ/קּ֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
Prep | N-ms
הָמ֔וֹן
hâmôwn
H1995
crowd
N-ms
נָדְד֖וּ
nâdad
H5074
to wander
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
עַמִּ֑ים
ʻam
H5971
Amaw
N-mp
מֵ/ר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔/ךָ
rômêmuth
H7427
uplifting
Prep | N-fs | Suff
נָפְצ֖וּ
nâphats
H5310
to shatter
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
גּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
H1471
Gentile
N-mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Isaiah 33:3
מִ/קּ֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
"voice"
Prep | N-ms
A voice or sound, it can refer to the sound of a person speaking, an animal, or a musical instrument. In the Bible, it is often used to describe God's voice or the sound of praise and worship.
Definition: : sound/noise 1) voice, sound, noise 1a) voice 1b) sound (of instrument)
Usage: Occurs in 436 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell. See also: Genesis 3:8; Judges 5:11; Job 4:10.
הָמ֔וֹן
hâmôwn
H1995
"crowd"
N-ms
Being in a state of turmoil or having a lot of noise is what this Hebrew word means. It can also refer to a large crowd or abundance of something, like in the book of Proverbs where it describes a multitude of people.
Definition: 1) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth
Usage: Occurs in 78 OT verses. KJV: abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult. See also: Genesis 17:4; Isaiah 33:3; Psalms 37:16.
נָדְד֖וּ
nâdad
H5074
"to wander"
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
This Hebrew word means to wander or flee, and is used in the Bible to describe people moving from place to place, like the Israelites in the wilderness in Exodus 14:3. It can also mean to chase someone away or to flutter like a bird.
Definition: 1) to retreat, flee, depart, move, wander abroad, stray, flutter 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to retreat, flee 1a2) to flee, depart 1a3) to wander, stray 1a4) to flutter (of birds) 1b) (Poal) to flee away, be chased 1c) (Hiphil) to chase away 1d) (Hophal) to be chased away 1e) (Hithpolel) to flee away Aramaic equivalent: ne.dad (נְדַד "to flee" H5075)
Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: chase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing). See also: Genesis 31:40; Isaiah 16:2; Psalms 31:12.
עַמִּ֑ים
ʻam
H5971
"Amaw"
N-mp
A people or nation is what this Hebrew word represents, like the nation of Israel in Exodus 33:13. It can also mean a tribe, troops, or attendants, and is used to describe a group of people gathered together. The word is often used to refer to the people of God.
Definition: This name means nation, people
Usage: Occurs in 1655 OT verses. KJV: folk, men, nation, people. See also: Genesis 11:6; Exodus 16:4; Leviticus 17:9.
מֵ/ר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔/ךָ
rômêmuth
H7427
"uplifting"
Prep | N-fs | Suff
This Hebrew word means to lift up or exalt something, often referring to oneself. It appears in the Bible as a verb, describing the act of uplifting or rising up. In KJV translations, it is rendered as 'lifting up of self'.
Definition: uplifting, arising, lifting up of self (participle)
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: lifting up of self. See also: Isaiah 33:3.
נָפְצ֖וּ
nâphats
H5310
"to shatter"
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
This Hebrew word means to scatter or disperse, and it's used when people or things are broken apart. It appears in books like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, where God scatters His people as punishment, but also promises to gather them back.
Definition: 1) to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to shatter 1a2) shattering (infinitive) 1b) (Piel) to dash to pieces 1c) (Pual) to pulverise
Usage: Occurs in 17 OT verses. KJV: be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter. See also: Genesis 9:19; Isaiah 33:3; Psalms 2:9.
גּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
H1471
"Gentile"
N-mp
This word refers to a Gentile, someone who is not Hebrew or Israeli. It can also describe a large group of animals or a nation of people, emphasizing their unity and shared identity.
Definition: 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) 1c) Goyim? = "nations" Also named: ethnos (ἔθνος "Gentiles" G1484)
Usage: Occurs in 511 OT verses. KJV: Gentile, heathen, nation, people. See also: Genesis 10:5; Judges 4:16; Psalms 2:1.
Study Notes — Isaiah 33:3
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- Context
- Cross References
- Isaiah 33:3 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 33:3
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 33:3
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
- Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
- Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
- Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 33:3
- Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 33:3
- Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
- Sermons on Isaiah 33:3
Context — The LORD Is Exalted
1Woe 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.
2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.
4Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it. 5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.Cross References
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| 1 | Isaiah 10:13–14 | For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’” |
| 2 | Isaiah 10:32–34 | Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem. Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. |
| 3 | Isaiah 37:11–18 | Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’” So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands. |
| 4 | Isaiah 17:12–14 | Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. 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. |
| 5 | Isaiah 59:16–18 | He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him. He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands. |
| 6 | Psalms 46:6 | Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice. |
| 7 | Isaiah 37:29–36 | Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’ And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! |
Isaiah 33:3 Summary
This verse tells us that when God speaks, His voice is like thunder that makes the nations tremble and flee in fear. It reminds us that God is all-powerful and in control, and that He will one day rise up and judge the nations, as promised in Daniel 7:13-14. We can trust in God's power and authority, and we should fear Him, rather than fearing the nations or worldly powers, because He is our strength and salvation, as stated in Psalm 28:7-8. By trusting in God, we can find peace and security in the midst of chaos and uncertainty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for the 'peoples to flee the thunder of God's voice'?
This phrase indicates that when God speaks, His voice is so powerful and authoritative that it causes nations to tremble and flee in fear, as seen in Psalm 29:3-5, where God's voice is described as thunder that shakes the earth.
How does this verse relate to God's character?
This verse highlights God's power and authority, demonstrating that He is a God to be feared and respected, as stated in Isaiah 6:1-5, where the prophet Isaiah encounters God's majestic presence and is overwhelmed by His holiness.
What is the significance of the nations scattering when God rises?
This phrase suggests that when God takes action, the nations are powerless to stand against Him, and they will ultimately be judged and held accountable for their actions, as warned in Revelation 20:12-15, where all nations will be judged before God's throne.
How can we apply this verse to our lives today?
This verse reminds us of God's sovereignty and power, and it encourages us to trust in Him and fear Him, rather than fearing the nations or worldly powers, as exhorted in Proverbs 29:25, where we are told that the fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be safe.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I can demonstrate my reverence and fear of God in my daily life?
- How does the thought of God's powerful voice and majestic presence impact my perspective on the challenges I face?
- In what ways can I trust in God's power and authority, rather than relying on my own strength or the strength of others?
- What are some areas of my life where I need to surrender to God's sovereignty and trust in His goodness and wisdom?
Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 33:3
At the noise of the tumult the people fled,.... The Vulgate Latin Version renders it, "at the voice of the angel"; and Jerom reports it as the opinion of the Jews, that it was Gabriel; and many
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 33:3
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee!
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
At the noise of the tumult, which the angel shall make in destroying the army. The people; those of the army who escaped that stroke. The nations; the people of divers nations, which made up his army.
Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
Isaiah 33:3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.Ver. 3. At the noise of the tumult the people fled,] i.e., The Assyrian soldiers shall flee at the coming of the angel, with a hurry noise in the air for greater terror; but he shall give them their passport. This their confidence was the fruit of prayer. At the lifting up of thyself.] If God do but "arise" only, "his enemies shall be scattered; and all that hate him shall flee before him." A voce angeli. - Vulg.
Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
(3) At the noise of the tumult . . .—The “people” are the mingled nations of the Assyrian armies; the “tumult” is that of the rush and crash, as of a mighty tempest, when Jehovah should at last up lift Himself for the deliverance of His chosen ones.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
Verse 3. At the noise of the tumult - "From thy terrible voice"] For המון hamon, "multitude," the Septuagint and Syriac read amica, "terrible," whom I follow.
Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 33:3
3, 4. Assurance of Jehovah’s victory, founded on the great deliverances of the past. The perfects in Isaiah 33:3 may be either those of experience, expressing a general truth often verified in history, or of prophetic assurance. Isaiah 33:4 seems to apply this truth to the present crisis.
Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 33:3
At the noise of the tumult - Lowth supposes that this is addressed by the prophet in the name of God, or rather by God himself to the Assyrian, and that it means that notwithstanding the terror which
Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 33:3
3, 4. The prophet is not left in doubt. He sees the answer. The deliverance is yet future, but he sees it as if it were past, or now transpiring.
Sermons on Isaiah 33:3
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Practical Atheism, in Denying the Agency of Divine Providence, Exposed by Samuel Davies | Samuel Davies preaches about the prevalence of practical atheism in denying the agency of divine providence, exposing the consequences of settling on one's own understanding and ne |
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The Five Fold Fallenness of Man - Part 2 by Tim Conway | This sermon delves into Ephesians 2, emphasizing the state of every individual before becoming a Christian, highlighting the darkness and hopelessness of being dead in sin and foll |
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Isaiah 64 by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of studying Acts 26 and Isaiah 40 in order to understand the role of a preacher and the concept of God. He encourages preache |
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The Compassion of God by Art Katz | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes that it is not enough for Christians to simply appear good or have a Sunday face. He argues that true transformation comes when God's nature |
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The Power of Gentle Hands by Carter Conlon | In this sermon, the speaker focuses on Isaiah chapter 40 verse 10, which describes the coming of the Lord with a strong hand and His arm ruling for Him. The speaker highlights the |
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Carry His Burden by Dennis Kinlaw | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of having a burden for the world that is without God. He encourages the audience to bear the burden and care for others, belie |
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The Ark of the Covenant: Crossing Jordan Part Ii by Roy Hession | In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the journey of the Israelites as they finally reach the promised land after 40 years of discipline. However, they face a great obstacle in t |