Yesaya 33:15-18

33:15 The one who lives ¹  uprightly ² 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ³ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ⁴ 

and does not seek to harm others ⁵  –

33:16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; ⁶ 

he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; ⁷ 

he will have food

and a constant supply of water.

33:17 You will see a king in his splendor; ⁸ 

you will see a wide land. ⁹ 

33:18 Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, ¹⁰ 

and you will ask yourselves, ¹¹  “Where is the scribe?

Where is the one who weighs the money?

Where is the one who counts the towers?” ¹² 

[33:15]  ¹ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ² tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ³ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”

[33:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “he [in the] exalted places will live.”

[33:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “mountain strongholds, cliffs [will be] his elevated place.”

[33:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “your eyes will see a king in his beauty”; NIV, NRSV “the king.”

[33:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “a land of distances,” i.e., an extensive land.

[33:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “your heart will meditate on terror.”

[33:18]  ¹¹ tn The words “and you will ask yourselves” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

[33:18]  ¹² 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.