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Isaiah 33:18

Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”
Isaiah 33:18
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לִבְּךָ֖ יֶהְגֶּ֣ה אֵימָ֑ה אַיֵּ֤ה סֹפֵר֙ אַיֵּ֣ה שֹׁקֵ֔ל אַיֵּ֖ה סֹפֵ֥ר אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃

  1. לִבְּךָ֖li.be.Kha“heart your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  2. יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.Geh“it will meditate on”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָגָה · “to mutter” · Strong's H1897
  3. אֵימָ֑ה'ei.Mah“terror”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵימָה · “terror” · Strong's H0367
  4. אַיֵּ֤ה'ai.Yeh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
  5. סֹפֵר֙so.Fer“[is one who] counted”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
  6. אַיֵּ֣ה'ai.Yeh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
  7. שֹׁקֵ֔לsho.Kel“[is one who] weighed”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁקַל · “to weigh” · Strong's H8254
  8. אַיֵּ֖ה'ai.Yeh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
  9. סֹפֵ֥רso.Fer“[is one who] counted”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ha.mig.da.Lim“the towers”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִגְדָּל · “tower” · Strong's H4026M
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)