Isaiah 33:1 meaning and explanation

Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

Isaiah 33:1, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Isaiah 33 opens with a woe oracle. The prophet speaks to an unnamed "destroyer" and "traitor," most likely Assyria, whose armies had devastated Judah and broken treaties in the years around 701 BC.

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