KJV King James Version
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
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Isaiah 33:17
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
WEB World English Bible
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.
ASV American Standard Version
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 33
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, [that thou canst] not understand.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle [that] shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
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Zechariah 9:17For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.2 Corinthians 4:18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Isaiah 6:5Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.2 Chronicles 32:23And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.Song of Solomon 5:10My beloved [is] white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.Psalm 31:8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.Psalm 45:2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.Isaiah 32:1-2Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.Isaiah 26:15Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed [it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth.Isaiah 37:1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.Hebrews 11:13-15These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
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