Discovery BoxIsaiah 33:15-17 
Context33:15 The one who lives 1 uprightly 2
and speaks honestly;
the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures
and rejects a bribe; 3
the one who does not plot violent crimes 4
and does not seek to harm others 5 –
33:16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; 6
he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; 7
he will have food
and a constant supply of water.
33:17 You will see a king in his splendor; 8
you will see a wide land. 9
1 tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).
2 tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”
3 tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”
4 tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”
5 tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”
6 tn Heb “he [in the] exalted places will live.”
7 tn Heb “mountain strongholds, cliffs [will be] his elevated place.”
8 tn Heb “your eyes will see a king in his beauty”; NIV, NRSV “the king.”
9 tn Heb “a land of distances,” i.e., an extensive land.
