Isaiah 33:17–18

17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty

and view a land that stretches afar.

18 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?”

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?

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?”

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?”

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?”

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?

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?

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? 

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?”

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?”

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?”

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?”

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?”