Distress for Those Who Plunder, but Weren't Plundered Themselves |
Isaiah 33:1-24 The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
Woe, [a.k.a. Distress,] to you [who plunder,] & you [weren't plundered,] & [those who] [behave] treacherously, [a.k.a. deceptively,] & they [didn’t behave deceptively] with you! When you [shall stop plundering,] you [shall] be [plundered,] & when you [shall finish dealing with deceit,] they shall [deal deceitfully] with you. [Isaiah 10:12-13 [For this reason,] it shall [happen,] when the Lord [has accomplished] His whole work upon Mount Zion, & on Jerusalem. I will punish the fruit, [a.k.a. offspring,] of the king of [Assyria's proud] heart, & the glory of his [arrogant] looks. For he [says,] I have done it by the strength of my [own] hand, & by my wisdom. For I am [shrewd,] & I have removed the [boundaries, a.k.a. landmarks,] of the people, & have robbed their treasures, & I have put down the inhabitants, like a mighty man.] |
O Lord, we have waited for You, be gracious to us; & You be their arm every morning, & also our Salvation in [times] of trouble. [Isaiah 41:10 [Don't] you fear; for I Am with you. Don't be [discouraged,] for I Am your God. I will strengthen you. [Yes,] I will help you. [Yes,] I will uphold you with the right hand of My Righteousness.] |
At the noise of the [commotion,] the people fled, [as You] [lifted] Yourself up, the nations were scattered. And Your [plunder] shall be gathered, like the gathering of the [plentiful] [caterpillars.] He shall [race] upon them, [like] locusts running [back & forth.] |
The Lord is exalted, for He [dwells] on high. He [has] filled Zion with judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] & righteousness. And wisdom & knowledge shall [provide] the stability [in] your times, & [the] strength of Salvation; [which is] the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord, [that] is His treasure. |
[Look,] their valiant ones [outside,] shall cry [out.] The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. The highways lie [desolate,] & the [wandering] man [stops.] He [has] broken the covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] & He [has] despised the cities. He [doesn't show favoritism to any] man. |
[2 Kings 18:14-16 And Hezekiah, [Judah's] king, sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended, return from me. [Whatever you request,] I will [tolerate.] And [Assyria's] king appointed [for] Hezekiah, [Judah's] king, [to pay:] 300 talents of silver, & 30 talents of gold. |
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the [Lord's] house, & in the treasures of the king's house. At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the [Lord's] temple, & from the pillars [that] Hezekiah had overlaid, & gave it to [Assyria's] king.] |
The earth [mourns,] & [withers.] & Lebanon is ashamed, & [is] [cut down.] Sharon is like a wilderness; & Bashan; & Carmel shake off their fruits. The Lord [says,] Now I will rise, & I will lift Myself up, & I will be exalted. You shall [become] [pregnant with] [what is:] chaff, [a.k.a. waste,] & you shall [deliver] [what is] stubble. |
Your breath shall devour you [like] fire. And the people shall be [like] burnings of lime. They [are] burned in the fire [like] cut up thorns. [Psalm 83:12-14 Who said, Let us take [as] [possessions for] ourselves [from God's] houses. O my God, make them like a wheel, [like] the stubble [in front of] the wind. [Like] the fire [burns the woods,] & the flame [sets] the mountains on fire.] |
You, [who] are far [away,] hear what I have done. And you, [who] are near, acknowledge My [strength.] The sinners in Zion are afraid. The hypocrites, [a.k.a. who say 1 thing, & do another,] are surprised [by] fearfulness. |
[Mark 7:6-7 [Jesus] answered & said to them, [Isaiah] has prophesied well, [about] you hypocrites. [Like] it is written, This people [honors] Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [However,] they worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines, the commandments of men.] |
Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with the everlasting burnings. [Revelation 14:9-10 And the 3rd Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man [worships] the beast, & his image, & [receives] the mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out, without mixture into the cup of His indignation, [a.k.a. anger aroused by injustice,] & he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels, & in the presence of the Lamb.] |
He, [who walks, a.k.a. follows,] righteously, & [speaks honestly,] & he [who despises] the [financial] gain of [oppression,] & [shakes] his hands [to empty them] from holding bribes, & [plugs] his ears from hearing of [bloodshed,] & [shuts] his eyes from seeing evil. [Isaiah 11:1-4 *And a Rod shall come forth there, out of the stem of Jesse, & a Branch shall grow out of his roots, [a.k.a. lineage.] *And the [Holy] Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the spirit of: wisdom, & understanding; the spirit of: counsel, & [strength;] the spirit of: knowledge, & the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord, & shall make Him of [immediate] understanding in the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord. And He shall not judge, [according] [to what] His eyes [see,] & neither [chastise according] [to what] His ears [hear.] But He shall judge the poor with Righteousness, & will [repay] the meek, [a.k.a. humble,] of the earth with equity. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth, & He shall slay the wicked, with the breath of His lips.] |
He shall dwell on high, & his place of [refuge] shall be the [fortress] of rocks. Bread shall be given [to] him; & his waters shall be [certain.] Your eyes shall see the King in His beauty. They shall [see] the land that is very far [away.] |
[Psalm 27:4-5 One thing I have desired [from] the Lord, that I will seek after: that I may may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life, to [see] the beauty of the Lord, & to [inquire] in His temple. For in the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His pavilion. He shall [put] me up upon a rock, & He shall hide me in the secret [places] of His tabernacle.] |
Your heart shall [contemplate] terror. Where is the scribe? Where is the receiver, [who weighs gold & silver?] Where is he, [who] counted the towers? You [shall] not see a fierce people, [or] a people of [more] [complex] speech than you [can recognize, from] a] stammering tongue, that you [can't] understand. |
Look upon Zion, [our sacred] city. Your eyes shall see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tabernacle [of the Lord's house,] that shall not be taken down. Not one of the [tent] stakes [of it] shall ever be removed. Neither shall any of the cords, [a.k.a. ropes, of it] be broken. |
But there, the glorious Lord will be [similar] to us, [like] a [wide] place of rivers & streams. [In which,] no galley [ship] with oars shall go. Neither shall [any valiant] ship pass [by it.] For the Lord is our Judge. The Lord is our Lawgiver. The Lord is our King. He will save us. |
Your [ropes] are [loosene,d] & they couldn't strengthen their mast well, & they couldn't spread [out] the sail. Then, the great [prize] of the [enormous amount of plunder] is divided. [That even,] the lame take [part in] the [plunder.] |
And the [resident] shall not say, I am sick, & the people, [who live there,] shall be forgiven their [sins.] [Revelation 21:2-6 And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God. *And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall no [longer] be: death, sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain; for the [previous] things [have] passed away. And He, [Who] sat upon the throne said, [Look,] I make all things new. And He said to me, Write: for these Words are True, & Faithful. And He said to me, It is done. I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will freely give to him [who] is [thirsty from] the Fountain of the Water of Life.] |
And I heard, but [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, What shall be the end of these things? And He said, Go [on] your way, Daniel: for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the End. Daniel 12:8-9 KJV
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling
About Understanding the Bible:
Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible.
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV.
Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning.
For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.
The Table Format:
The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.