Isaiah 33:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and strength of salvation; the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָה אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּיךָ חֹסֶן יְשׁוּעֹת חָכְמַת וָדָעַת יִרְאַת יְהוָה הִיא אוֹצָרוֹ

Transliteration

And-hāyâ ʾĕmûnat ʿittekā ḥōsen yəšûʿōt ḥākəmat wā-dāʿat yirʾat YHWH hîʾ ʾôṣārô

Grammar Details

• *hāyâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be
• *ʾĕmûnat*: noun, feminine singular construct - faithfulness/stability of
• *ʿittekā*: noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your times
• *ḥōsen*: noun, masculine singular - strength/wealth
• *yəšûʿōt*: noun, feminine plural - salvations/deliverances
• *ḥākəmat*: noun, feminine singular construct - wisdom of
• *wā-dāʿat*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and knowledge
• *yirʾat*: noun, feminine singular construct - fear of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
• *hîʾ*: 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - she/it
• *ʾôṣārô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his treasure

Word Meanings

• *hāyâ*: it will be/it shall become
• *ʾĕmûnat*: faithfulness/stability/security
• *ʿittekā*: your times/your periods
• *ḥōsen*: strength/wealth/storehouse
• *yəšûʿōt*: salvations/deliverances/victories
• *ḥākəmat*: wisdom
• *dāʿat*: knowledge/understanding
• *yirʾat*: fear/reverence/awe
• *ʾôṣārô*: his treasure/his storehouse/his wealth

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is His treasure.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there shall be stability{H530} in thy times,{H6256} abundance{H2633} of salvation,{H3444} wisdom,{H2451} and knowledge:{H1847} the fear{H3374} of Jehovah{H3068} is thy treasure.{H214}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And wisdom{H2451} and knowledge{H1847} shall be the stability{H530} of thy times{H6256}, and strength{H2633} of salvation{H3444}: the fear{H3374} of the LORD{H3068} is his treasure{H214}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Let treuth and faithfulnesse be in hir tyme: power, health, wisdome, knowlege & the feare of God are hir treasure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there shall be stabilitie of thy times, strength, saluation, wisdome and knowledge: for the feare of the Lord shalbe his treasure.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes, shalbe strength, health, wisdome, and knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe the treasure of it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There shall be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
• Ps 112:1-3 : 1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. 2 His descendants shall be mighty upon the earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness shall endure forever.
• Prov 24:3-7 : 3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. 4 And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong, yes, a man of knowledge increases strength. 6 For by wise counsel you shall wage your war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the gate.
• Prov 28:2 : 2 For the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a person of understanding and knowledge, its state will be prolonged.
• Prov 28:15-16 : 15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people. 16 The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.
• Prov 29:4 : 4 The king establishes the land by justice; but he who accepts bribes overthrows it.
• Eccl 7:12 : 12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
• Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men in the city.
• Eccl 9:14-18 : 14 There was a little city with few men in it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great siege works against it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man. 16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
• Isa 11:2-5 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear: 4 But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.
• Isa 38:5-6 : 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will add to your days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
• Isa 51:6 : 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it will die in like manner: but my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.
• Ps 140:7 : 7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
• Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.
• Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
• Prov 19:23 : 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
• 2 Chr 32:20-21 : 20 And for this reason, Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven. 21 And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed all the mighty men of valor and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame on his face to his own land. And when he entered the house of his god, his own sons killed him with the sword there.
• 2 Chr 32:27-29 : 27 Hezekiah had great riches and honor, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of beautiful items; 28 Storehouses also for the increase of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for flocks. 29 Moreover, he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very much substance.
• Ps 27:1-2 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
• Ps 28:8 : 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
• Ps 45:4 : 4 And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; and your right hand shall teach you awesome things.
• 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
• 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily exercise profits little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
• 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
• Jer 22:15-17 : 15 Shall you reign, because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD. 17 But your eyes and your heart are set only on your covetousness, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression, and on violence, to do it.