King James Version

Isaiah 33:18

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

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לִבְּךָ֖libkhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…יֶהְגֶּ֣הyehgehimagineהָגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “imagine”, an unfinished actionH1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponderimagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.אֵימָ֑הeymahidolאֵימָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH367fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.אַיֵּ֤הayehwhereאַיֵּהparticle, interrogative — “where”H346where?where.סֹפֵר֙sofercommuneסָפַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “commune”, a verb used as a describing wordH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.אַיֵּ֣הayehwhereאַיֵּהparticle, interrogative — “where”H346where?where.שֹׁקֵ֔לshoqelreceiveשָׁקַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “receive”, a verb used as a describing wordH8254to suspend or poise (especially in trade)pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.אַיֵּ֖הayehwhereאַיֵּהparticle, interrogative — “where”H346where?where.סֹפֵ֥רsofercommuneסָפַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “commune”, a verb used as a describing wordH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמִּגְדָּלִֽיםhamigdalimthe castleמִגְדָּלdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the castle”, the ordinary formH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed? Where is he that counted the towers?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Young’s Literal Translation

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?

World English Bible

Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Thy heart shall meditate fear: where is the learned? where is he that pondereth the words of the law? where is the teacher of little ones?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed? Where is he that counted the towers?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Your soul shall meditate terror. Where are the scribes? where are the counsellors, where is he that numbers them that are growing up,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν μελετήσει φόβον· ποῦ εἰσιν οἱ γραμματικοί; ποῦ εἰσιν οἱ συμβουλεύοντες; ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ ἀριθμῶν τοὺς τρεφομένους