Isaiah 33:18 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where [is] he who is counting? Where [is] he who is weighing? Where [is] he who is counting 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?

English Amplified

Your mind will meditate on the terror: [asking] Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Your mind will meditate on the terror: [asking] Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Your mind will meditate on the past terror: “Where is the accountant? Where is the tribute collector? Where is the one who spied out our defenses?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

English EASY 2024

Then you will think about the time when you were afraid. You will say, ‘Where is the enemy's important officer? Where is the officer that we paid taxes to? Where is the officer who counted our strong buildings? They are no longer here to give us trouble!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When you think about the troubles you had in the past, you will wonder, "Where are those foreigners who spoke languages we could not understand. Where are the officials and tax collectors from other lands? Where are the spies who counted our defense towers?"

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

Your heart will muse on the terror: "Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Your old fears of foreign tax collectors and spies will be only a memory.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Your mind will be thinking of the terrors {in the past}. Where are the scribes? Where are the tax collectors? Where are those who counted the towers?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Your mind will meditate on the [past] terror: "Where is the accountant? Where is the tribute collector? Where is the one who spied out our defenses?"

English KJV 1611

Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Your heart shall meditate on terror: “Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Your heart will meditate on terror: "Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Your mind will dwell on the terror: "Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You will think about what used to terrify you. You will say to yourself, "Where is that chief officer of Assyria? Where is the one who forced us to send gifts to his king? Where is the officer in charge of the towers that were used when we were attacked?"

In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror: "Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?"

English NKJ 1982

Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

You will think back to this time of terror when the Assyrian officers outside your walls counted your towers and estimated how much plunder they would get from your fallen city.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Your mind will muse on the terror: "Where is the one who counted? Where is the one who weighed the tribute? Where is the one who counted the towers?"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

You will look back on the fears of your past and say, “Now, where is the scholar? Where is the adviser? Where is the one who numbers those who are maturing?”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Your mind will muse on the terror: “Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Your mind will think back to this time of terror when the Assyrian officers outside your walls are counting your towers and estimating how much they will get from your fallen city.

English Tyndale 1537

and his heart shall delight in the fear of God. What shall then become of the scribe? of the Senator? what of him that teacheth children?