Catholic Public Domain Version
"His eyes will see the king in his elegance; they will discern the land from far away. "
— Isaiah 33:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.”
“Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar. ”
“Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.”
“You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.”
“His eyes shall see the king in his beauty, they shall see the land far off.”
“Your eyes will see the king in his glory: they will be looking on a far-stretching land.”
“Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.”
The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling has taken hold of the hypocrites. Who among you is able to live with a devouring fire? Who among you will live with an everlasting flame?
The one who walks in justice and speaks the truth, who casts out avarice with oppression and shakes all bribes from his hands, who blocks his ears so that he may not listen to blood, and closes his eyes so that he may not see evil.
Such a one will live on high; the fortification of rocks will be his lofty place. Bread has been given to him; his waters are reliable.
His eyes will see the king in his elegance; they will discern the land from far away.
Your heart will meditate on fear. Where are the learned? Where are those who ponder the words of the law? Where are the teachers of little ones?
You will not look upon a shameless people, a people of exalted words. For you are not able to understand the dissertation of a tongue in which there is no wisdom.
Look with favor upon Zion, the city of our solemnity. Your eyes will behold Jerusalem: an opulent habitation, a tabernacle that can never be taken away. Its stakes will not be taken away forever, nor will any of its cords be broken.