Discovery BoxIsaiah 33:18 
Context33:18 Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, 1
and you will ask yourselves, 2 “Where is the scribe?
Where is the one who weighs the money?
Where is the one who counts the towers?” 3
Isaiah 36:22
Context36:22 Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn in grief 4 and reported to him what the chief adviser had said.
1 tn Heb “your heart will meditate on terror.”
2 tn The words “and you will ask yourselves” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.
3 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.
4 tn Heb “with their clothes torn”; the words “in grief” have been supplied in the translation to indicate that this was done as a sign of grief and mourning.
