The Meaning of Isaiah 33:6 Explained

Isaiah 33:6

KJV: And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

YLT: And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it is His treasure.

Darby: and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.

ASV: And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.

Discover Isaiah 33:6

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 33:6?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 33:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 33:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 33:6?

What is the context of Isaiah 33:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, [and] strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD [is] his treasure.

What does Isaiah 33:6 Mean?

Study Notes

fear

fear of the Lord

The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Verse Meaning

The Lord Himself would be the sure foundation of the blessed Zion. His people would then enter into their time in history, a time marked by salvations (pl.) of many kinds, wisdom in following God"s ways, and knowledge of the truth.

"Wisdom is the true and correct evaluation of things, whereas knowledge is the true recognition of what things are. It emphasizes the objective, whereas "wisdom" brings to the fore the subjective aspect." ^[1]

Fearing the Lord will be the key to the treasures that He has laid up for His people. The practical meaning of the fear of the Lord is admitting that one"s destiny lies in His hands.

Context Summary

Isaiah 33:1-12 - God Exalted In Judgment

Here we have the final prediction against Sennacherib. He had dealt very treacherously by returning against Jerusalem, though he had taken a heavy ransom to leave it unmolested, 2 Kings 18:16. In Isaiah 33:2 Isaiah recalls the daily prayer offered by the priests in the Temple, when they heard of the steady advance of the foe. It was quite true that nations had fled before the dreaded Assyrian, Isaiah 33:3; but in this case those precedents would be reversed, Isaiah 33:4, because the Lord would appear for His people, Isaiah 33:5. That was a sweet assurance that the prophet gave to Hezekiah in Isaiah 33:6 -to sustain his spirit through the strain of the invasion described in Isaiah 33:7-8. God always gives us a promise on the eve of trial. He victuals His ships ere He exposes them to the storm. Though God sometimes seems to sleep yet when the hour strikes for the deliverance of His people, He will not tarry for a single moment. Be of good cheer; He will ride upon the wings of the wind to succor you! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 33

¹ God's judgments against the enemies of the church
¹³ The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly

What do the individual words in Isaiah 33:6 mean?

And will be the stability of your times [And] the strength of salvation Wisdom and knowledge the fear of Yahweh is His treasure -

וְהָיָה֙ אֱמוּנַ֣ת עִתֶּ֔יךָ חֹ֥סֶן יְשׁוּעֹ֖ת חָכְמַ֣ת וָדָ֑עַת יִרְאַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה הִ֥יא אוֹצָרֽוֹ ס

וְהָיָה֙	And will be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֱמוּנַ֣ת	the stability
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֱמוּנָה Sense: firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness.
עִתֶּ֔יךָ	of your times
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֵת Sense: time.
חֹ֥סֶן	[And] the strength
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹסֶן Sense: riches, treasure, wealth.
יְשׁוּעֹ֖ת	of salvation
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: יְשׁוּעָה Sense: salvation, deliverance.
חָכְמַ֣ת	Wisdom
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חָכְמָה Sense: wisdom.
וָדָ֑עַת	and knowledge
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: דַּעַת Sense: knowledge.
יִרְאַ֥ת	the fear
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יִרְאָה Sense: fear, terror, fearing.
יְהוָ֖ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אוֹצָרֽוֹ	His treasure
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֹוצָר Sense: treasure, storehouse.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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