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16 That one will live on the heights;
    the fortresses of rocks will be his refuge.
His food will be given;
    his waters[a] will endure.
17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty;
    they will see a distant land.[b]
18 Your mind[c] will meditate on the terror:
    “Where is the one who counted?
Where is the one who weighed out?
    Where is the one who counted the towers?”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:16 Hebrew “water”
  2. Isaiah 33:17 Literally “land of distance”
  3. Isaiah 33:18 Literally “heart”

16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(A)
    whose refuge(B) will be the mountain fortress.(C)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(D) them.

17 Your eyes will see the king(E) in his beauty(F)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(G)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(H)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(I)

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