Discovery BoxIsaiah 33:14-16 
Context33:14 Sinners are afraid in Zion;
They say, 3 ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire?
Who among us can coexist with unquenchable 4 fire?’
33:15 The one who lives 5 uprightly 6
and speaks honestly;
the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures
and rejects a bribe; 7
the one who does not plot violent crimes 8
and does not seek to harm others 9 –
33:16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; 10
he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; 11
he will have food
and a constant supply of water.
1 tn Or “trembling” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “shake with fear.”
2 tn Or “the defiled”; TEV “The sinful people of Zion”; NLT “The sinners in Jerusalem.”
3 tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Or “perpetual”; or “everlasting” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).
6 tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”
7 tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”
8 tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”
9 tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”
10 tn Heb “he [in the] exalted places will live.”
11 tn Heb “mountain strongholds, cliffs [will be] his elevated place.”
