Isaiah 33:18

Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

Cross-reference

Isaiah 10:16–19 Related theme

Isaiah 10:16-19 foretells God's judgment on Assyria's army — the reason the terror mentioned here will vanish.

Isaiah 51:13 Related theme

Isaiah 51:13 rebukes Israel for fearing the oppressor — the same fear of Assyrian officials that this verse recalls as past terror.

1 Corinthians 1:20 uses identical 'Where is...' rhetorical questions to dismiss human wisdom - mirrors Isaiah's dismissal of oppressors.

Psalm 48:12 Contrast

Psalm 48:12 urges counting Zion's towers in praise, while this verse asks about the enemy who counted them in threat — opposite uses of the same phrase.