Isaiah 33:4
Good News Translation
Their belongings are pounced upon and taken as loot.

New Revised Standard Version
Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, they leaped upon it.

Contemporary English Version
We attack our enemies like swarms of locusts; we take everything that belongs to them.

New American Bible
Spoil is gathered up as caterpillars gather, an onrush like the rush of locusts.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.

your spoil

Isaiah 33:23 Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag. Then shall the spoils of much prey be divided: the lame shall take the spoil.

2 Kings 7:15,16 And they went after them, as far as the Jordan: and behold, all the way was full of garments, and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away, in their fright, and the messengers returned, and told the king. . . .

2 Chronicles 14:13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they took abundance of spoils,

2 Chronicles 20:25 Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.

the running

Joel 2:9,25 They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows, as a thief. . . .

Context
The LORD is Exalted
3At the voice of the angel the people fled, and at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered. 4And your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.5The Lord is magnified, for he hath dwelt on high: he hath filled Sion with judgment and justice.…
Cross References
Isaiah 33:3
At the voice of the angel the people fled, and at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered.

Isaiah 33:5
The Lord is magnified, for he hath dwelt on high: he hath filled Sion with judgment and justice.

Ezekiel 25:7
Therefore behold I will stretch forth my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee to be the spoil of nations, and will cut thee off from among the people, and destroy thee out of the lands, and break thee in pieces: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

Joel 1:4
That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed.

Isaiah 33:3
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