His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
The Land of the Majestic King
a“Where is the scribe?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
bA people of obscure speech, beyond perception,
Of a1 stammering tongue that you cannot understand.
Your eyes will see bJerusalem, a quiet home,
A tabernacle that will not be taken down;
cNot one of dits stakes will ever be removed,
Nor will any of its cords be broken.
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Isaiah 33:18
meditate—on the "terror" caused by the enemy, but now past.
where, etc.—the language of the Jews exulting over their escape from danger.
scribe—who enrolled the army [MAURER]; or, who prescribed the tribute to be paid [ROSENMULLER]; or, who kept an account of the spoil. "The principal scribe of the host" (II Kings 25:19; Jeremiah 52:25). The Assyrian records are free from the exaggerations of Egyptian records. Two scribes are seen in every Assyrian bas-relief, writing down the various objects brought to them, the heads of the slain, prisoners, cattle, sheep, etc.
receiver—"weigher," Margin. LAYARD mentions, among the Assyrian inscriptions, "a pair a scales for weighing the spoils."
counted . . . towers—he whose duty it was to reconnoitre and report the strength of the city to be besieged.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 33:18:
Jeremiah 52:25
1 Corinthians 1:20
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