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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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Isaiah 33 is set against the threat of Assyria. The prophet pronounces woe on the destroyer who has not been destroyed, and then turns to a prayer for God's grace and a promise that the Lord will be the stability of the times and the safety of Zion.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Woe to you who destroy, but you weren’t destroyed; and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betrayal, you will be betrayed.

King James Version (KJV)

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Ho! you who make waste those who did not make you waste; acting falsely to those who were not false to you. When you have come to an end of wasting, you will be made waste, and after your false acts, they will do the same to you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¡AY de ti, el que saqueas, y nunca fuiste saqueado; el que haces deslealtad, bien que nadie contra ti la hizo! Cuando acabares de saquear, serás tú saqueado; y cuando acabares de hacer deslealtad, haráse contra ti.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Ay de ustedes, asirios, que lo han destruido todo a su alrededor sin haber sufrido jamás en carne propia la destrucción! ¡Exigen que otros cumplan lo que les prometen, y ustedes los traicionan! Ahora les toca a ustedes ser traicionados y destruidos.

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