King James Version
Isaiah 33:3 in the King James Version says “At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.”
Isaiah 33:3 · 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.
O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“fled”
H5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
“the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“of thyself the nations”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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