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Isaiah 33:18

16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.

17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.

Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

19 You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”
KJV
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
WEB
Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?
ASV
Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed [the tribute]? where is he that counted the towers?
DARBY
Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
BLB
Your heart will ponder the terror: “Where [is] the one counting? Where [is] the one weighing? Where [is] the one counting the towers?”
ÅB
Ditt hjerte skal tenke tilbake på redselen: Hvor er han som skrev opp? Hvor er han som veide pengene? Hvor er han som teller tårnene?
OTB
I ditt hjerte vil du tenke på den tidligere skrekken: “Hvor er den som teller? Hvor er den som veier? Hvor er den som teller tårnene?”
B1930
Ditt hjerte skal tenke tilbake på redselen: Hvor er han som skrev op? Hvor er han som veide pengene? Hvor er han som teller tårnene?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 1:20

    Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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  • Psalms 71:20

    Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

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  • Isaiah 17:14

    In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.

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  • Psalms 31:7–8

    I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

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  • 2 Kings 18:31

    Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,

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  • Isaiah 38:9–22

    This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

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  • 1 Samuel 25:33–36

    Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.

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  • Psalms 31:22

    In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

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