In Isaiah 33 we see the Destroyer and Betrayer doing evil. A comment says it refers to Assyria. We see a lot of injustice while the evil prevails. Isaiah 33 prophecies that the Destroyer will be destroyed and the betrayer will be betrayed. Isaiah prays:
2 O Yahweh, have pity on us.
We wait with hope for you.
Be our strength in the morning.
Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.
3 People flee from the noise of your army.
Nations scatter when you attack.
Yahweh is on our side; not because we are righteous but because He made us righteous:
5 Yahweh is honored because he lives on high.
He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 He will be the foundation of your future.
The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge.
The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
The Lord says to the ones who don't trust in Him:
10 Yahweh says, “Now I will arise.
Now I will get up.
Now I will be lifted up.”
11 You will be pregnant with hay.
You will give birth to straw.
Your breath will be a fire which will burn you up.
He must be saying this to Assyria - her breath will burn her up.
The Lord is against sinners, from Zion inclusive:
13 Hear what I have done, you people who are far away!
Acknowledge my might, you people who are near!
14 The sinners in Zion are terrified.
Trembling seizes the ungodly.
Can any of us live through a fire that destroys?
Can any of us live through a fire that burns forever?
Who can outlive the fire?
15 The person who does what is right and speaks the truth will live.
He rejects getting rich by extortion and refuses to take bribes.
He refuses to listen to those who are plotting murders.
He doesn’t look for evil things to do.
16 This person will live on high.
His stronghold will be a fortress made of rock.
He will have plenty of food
and a dependable supply of water.
Although we are righteous by the Lord, it must have a change in our lives; for instance, his people refuses to take bribes.
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