17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
17 Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar.
17 Oh, you'll see the king - a beautiful sight! And you'll take in the wide vistas of land.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off.
17 Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor, and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 33:17
Commentary on Isaiah 33:15-24
(Read Isaiah 33:15-24)
The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessing of salvation is freely bestowed on all that ask with humble, believing prayer; and the believer is safe in time and for ever. Those that walk uprightly shall not only have bread given, and their water sure, but they shall, by faith, see the King of kings in his beauty, the beauty of holiness. The remembrance of the terror they were in, shall add to the pleasure of their deliverance. It is desirable to be quiet in our own houses, but much more so to be quiet in God's house; and in every age Christ will have a seed to serve him. Jerusalem had no large river running by it, but the presence and power of God make up all wants. We have all in God, all we need, or can desire. By faith we take Christ for our Prince and Saviour; he reigns over his redeemed people. All that refuse to have Him to reign over them, make shipwreck of their souls. Sickness is taken away in mercy, when the fruit of it is the taking away of sin. If iniquity be taken away, we have little reason to complain of outward affliction. This last verse leads our thoughts, not only to the most glorious state of the gospel church on earth, but to heaven, where no sickness or trouble can enter. He that blotteth out our transgressions, will heal our souls.