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Isaiah 33:16–19
The New International Version
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,e
whose refugef will be the mountain fortress.g
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not failh them.
17 Your eyes will see the kingi in his beautyj
and view a land that stretches afar.k
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:l
“Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
Where is the officer in charge of the towers?m”
19 You will see those arrogant peoplen no more,
people whose speech is obscure,
whose language is strange and incomprehensible.o
Isaiah 33:16–19 — English Standard Version (ESV)
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks;
his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty;
they will see a land that stretches afar.
18 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?”
19 You will see no more the insolent people,
the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
stammering in a tongue that you cannot understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 He shall dwell on high:
His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:
Bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty:
They shall behold the land that is very far off.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror.
Where is the scribe? where is the receiver?
Where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people,
A people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive;
Of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
17 Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor,
and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
18 You will think back to this time of terror, asking,
“Where are the Assyrian officers
who counted our towers?
Where are the bookkeepers
who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?”
19 You will no longer see these fierce, violent people
with their strange, unknown language.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 He will dwell on high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will see the land that is very far off.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is the scribe?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 You will not see a fierce people,
A people of obscure speech, beyond perception,
Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 this is the kind of person who will be safe.
He will be protected as he would be in a high, walled city.
He will always have bread,
and he will not run out of water.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty.
You will see the land that stretches far away.
18 You will think about the terror of the past:
“Where is that officer?
Where is the one who collected the taxes?
Where is the officer in charge of our defense towers?”
19 No longer will you see those proud people from other countries,
whose strange language you couldn’t understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar. 18 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? 19 Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure. 17 Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off. 18 Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 19 Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 This person will live on high.
His stronghold will be a fortress made of rock.
He will have plenty of food
and a dependable supply of water.
17 Your eyes will see how handsome the king is.
You will see a land that stretches into the distance.
18 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?
19 You will no longer see those savage people,
those people with an unrecognizable language,
with a foreign language that you can’t understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,
his food provided, his water assured.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
you will see a vast land.
18 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?”
19 You will no longer see the barbarians,
a people whose speech is difficult to comprehend—
who stammer in a language that is not understood.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 they will live on the heights;
their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks;
their food will be supplied, their water assured.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty;
they will behold a land that stretches far away.
18 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?”
19 No longer will you see the insolent people,
the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
stammering in a language that you cannot understand.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 That one will live on the heights;
the fortresses of rocks will be his refuge.
His food will be given;
his waters will endure.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty;
they will see a distant land.
18 Your mind will meditate on the terror:
“Where is the one who counted?
Where is the one who weighed out?
Where is the one who counted the towers?”
19 You will not see the insolent people,
the people whose language is too obscure to understand,
whose stammering of tongue cannot be understood.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 A person like that will be kept safe.
It will be as if he were living on high mountains.
It will be as if he were living in a mountain fort.
He will have all of the food he needs.
And he will never run out of water.”
17 People of Judah, you will see the king in all of his glory and majesty.
You will view his kingdom spreading far and wide.
18 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?”
19 You won’t see those proud people anymore.
They spoke a strange language.
None of us could understand it.
Isaiah 33:16–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be the impregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will behold a far-distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
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