NET Bible
"Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves,“Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?”"
— Isaiah 33:18, NET Bible
“Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?”
“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? ”
“Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?”
“Thy heart shall meditate fear: where is the learned? where is he that pondered the words of the law? where is the teacher of little ones?”
“Your heart will give thought to the cause of your fear: where is the scribe, where is he who made a record of the payments, where is he by whom the towers were numbered?”
“Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?”
The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–
This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.
Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves,“Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?”
You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.
Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.
Instead the LORD will rule there as our mighty king. Rivers and wide streams will flow through it; no war galley will enter; no large ships will sail through.