Isaiah 33:18

33:18 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 65:1

The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly

65:1 “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me;

I appeared to those who did not look for me.

I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

to a nation that did not invoke my name.


tn Heb “your heart will meditate on terror.”

tn The words “and you will ask yourselves” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

sn The people refer to various Assyrian officials who were responsible for determining the amount of taxation or tribute Judah must pay to the Assyrian king.

tn Heb “I allowed myself to be sought by those who did not ask.”

tn Heb “I allowed myself to be found by those who did not seek.”

tn Heb “call out in”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “call on.”