Isaiah 29 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Woe to Ariel! Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around; ^[2] then I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation. She shall be to me as an altar hearth.^§ ^[3] I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you. ^[4] You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust. ^[5] But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly. ^[6] She will be visited by Yahweh of Armies with thunder, with earthquake, with great noise, with whirlwind and storm, and with the flame of a devouring fire. ^[7] The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night. ^[8] It will be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn’t satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he drinks; but he awakes, and behold, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that. ^[9] Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. ^[10] For Yahweh has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and he has covered your heads, the seers. ^[11] All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t, for it is sealed;” ^[12] and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t read.” ^[13] The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught; ^[14] therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.” ^[15] Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?” ^[16] You turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay, that the thing made should say about him who made it, “He didn’t make me;” or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”? ^[17] Isn’t it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest? ^[18] In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness. ^[19] The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. ^[20] For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off— ^[21] who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for one who reproves in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony. ^[22] Therefore Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no longer be ashamed, neither shall his face grow pale. ^[23] But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the middle of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. ^[24] They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”

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King James Version

^[1] WoeH1945 to Ariel,H740 to Ariel,H740 the cityH7151 [where] DavidH1732 dwelt!H2583(QalPerf) addH5595(QalImpv) ye yearH8141 to year;H8141 let them killH5362(QalImpf) sacrifices.H2282 ^[2] Yet I will distressH6693(HiphPerf) Ariel,H740 and there shall be heavinessH8386 and sorrow:H592 and it shall be unto me as Ariel.H740 ^[3] And I will campH2583(QalPerf) against thee round about,H1754 and will lay siegeH6696(QalPerf) against thee with a mount,H4674 and I will raiseH6965(HiphPerf) fortsH4694 against thee. ^[4] And thou shalt be brought down,H8213(QalPerf) [and] shalt speakH1696(PielImpf) out of the ground,H776 and thy speechH565 shall be lowH7817(NiphImpf) out of the dust,H6083 and thy voiceH6963 shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit,H178 out of the ground,H776 and thy speechH565 shall whisperH6850(PilpImpf) out of the dust.H6083 ^[5] Moreover the multitudeH1995 of thy strangersH2114(QalPtc) shall be like smallH1851 dust,H80 and the multitudeH1995 of the terrible onesH6184 [shall be] as chaffH4671 that passeth away:H5674(QalActPtc) yea, it shall be at an instantH6621 suddenly.H6597 ^[6] Thou shalt be visitedH6485(NiphImpf) of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 with thunder,H7482 and with earthquake,H7494 and greatH1419 noise,H6963 with stormH5492 and tempest,H5591 and the flameH3851 of devouringH398(QalActPtc) fire.H784 ^[7] And the multitudeH1995 of all the nationsH1471 that fightH6633(QalActPtc) against Ariel,H740 even all that fightH6638(QalActPtc) against her and her munition,H4685 and that distressH6693(HiphPtc) her, shall be as a dreamH2472 of a nightH3915 vision.H2377 ^[8] It shall even be as when an hungryH7457 [man] dreameth,H2492(QalImpf) and, behold, he eateth;H398(QalActPtc) but he awaketh,H6974(HiphPerf) and his soulH5315 is empty:H7386 or as whenH834 a thirsty manH6771 dreameth,H2492(QalImpf) and, behold, he drinketh;H8354(QalActPtc) but he awaketh,H6974(HiphPerf) and, behold, [he is] faint,H5889 and his soulH5315 hath appetite:H8264(QalActPtc) so shall the multitudeH1995 of all the nationsH1471 be, that fightH6633(QalActPtc) against mountH2022 Zion.H6726 ^[9] StayH4102(HippImpv) yourselves, and wonder;H8539(QalImpv) cry ye out,H8173(HippImpv) and cry:H8173(QalImpv) they are drunken,H7937(QalPerf) but not with wine;H3196 they stagger,H5128(QalPerf) but not with strong drink.H7941 ^[10] For the LordH3068 hath poured outH5258(QalPerf) upon you the spiritH7307 of deep sleep,H8639 and hath closedH6105(PielImpf) your eyes:H5869 the prophetsH5030 and your rulers,H7218 the seersH2374 hath he covered.H3680(PielPerf) ^[11] And the visionH2380 of all is become unto you as the wordsH1697 of a bookH5612 that is sealed,H2856(QalPasPtc) which [men] deliverH5414(QalImpf) to one that is learned,H3045(QalActPtc) saying,H559(QalInf) ReadH7121(QalImpv) this, I pray thee: and he saith,H559(QalPerf) I cannot;H3201(QalImpf) for it [is] sealed:H2856(QalPasPtc) ^[12] And the bookH5612 is deliveredH5414(NiphPerf) to him that is not learned,H3045(QalPerf) saying,H559(QalInf) ReadH7121(QalImpv) this, I pray thee: and he saith,H559(QalPerf) I am not learned.H3045(QalPerf) ^[13] Wherefore the LordH136 said,H559(QalImpf) ForasmuchH3282 as this peopleH5971 draw nearH5066(NiphPerf) [me] with their mouth,H6310 and with their lipsH8193 do honourH3513(PielPerf) me, but have removedH7368 their heartH3820 farH7368(PielPerf) from me, and their fearH3374 toward me is taughtH3925(PualPtc) by the preceptH4687 of men:H582 ^[14] Therefore, behold, I will proceedH3254(QalActPtc) to do a marvellous workH6381(HiphInf) among this people,H5971 [even] a marvellous workH6381(HiphInf) and a wonder:H6382 for the wisdomH2451 of their wiseH2450 [men] shall perish,H6(QalPerf) and the understandingH998 of their prudentH995(NiphPtc) [men] shall be hid.H5641(HithImpf) ^[15] WoeH1945 unto them that seek deepH6009(HiphPtc) to hideH5641(HiphInf) their counselH6098 from the Lord,H3068 and their worksH4639 are in the dark,H4285 and they say,H559(QalImpf) Who seethH7200(QalActPtc) us? and who knowethH3045(QalActPtc) us? ^[16] Surely your turning of things upside downH2017(QalInf) shall be esteemedH2803(NiphImpf) as the potter’sH3335(QalActPtc) clay:H2563 for shall the workH4639 sayH559(QalImpf) of him that madeH6213(QalActPtc) it, He madeH6213(QalPerf) me not? or shall the thing framedH3336 sayH559(QalPerf) of him that framedH3335(QalActPtc) it, He had no understanding?H995(HiphPerf) ^[17] [Is] it not yet a veryH4213 little while,H4592 and LebanonH3844 shall be turnedH7725(QalPerf) into a fruitful field,H3759 and the fruitful fieldH3759 shall be esteemedH2803(NiphImpf) as a forest?H3293 ^[18] And in that dayH3117 shall the deafH2795 hearH8085(QalPerf) the wordsH1697 of the book,H5612 and the eyesH5869 of the blindH5787 shall seeH7200(QalImpf) out of obscurity,H652 and out of darkness.H2822 ^[19] The meekH6035 also shall increaseH3254(QalPerf) [their] joyH8057 in the Lord,H3068 and the poorH34 among menH120 shall rejoiceH1523(QalImpf) in the Holy OneH6918 of Israel.H3478 ^[20] For the terrible oneH6184 is brought to nought,H656(QalPerf) and the scornerH3887(QalPtc) is consumed,H3615(QalPerf) and all that watchH8245(QalActPtc) for iniquityH205 are cut off:H3772(NiphPerf) ^[21] That make a manH120 an offenderH2398(HiphPtc) for a word,H1697 and lay a snareH6983(QalImpf) for him that reprovethH3198(HiphPtc) in the gate,H8179 and turn asideH5186(HiphImpf) the justH6662 for a thing of nought.H8414 ^[22] Therefore thus saithH559(QalPerf) the Lord,H3068 who redeemedH6299(QalPerf) Abraham,H85 concerning the houseH1004 of Jacob,H3290 JacobH3290 shall not now be ashamed,H954(QalImpf) neither shall his faceH6440 now wax pale.H2357(QalImpf) ^[23] But when he seethH7200(QalInf) his children,H3206 the workH4639 of mine hands,H3027 in the midstH7130 of him, they shall sanctifyH6942(HiphImpf) my name,H8034 and sanctifyH6942(HiphPerf) the Holy OneH6918 of Jacob,H3290 and shall fearH6206(HiphImpf) the GodH430 of Israel.H3478 ^[24] They also that erredH8582(QalActPtc) in spiritH7307 shall comeH3045(QalPerf) to understanding,H998 and they that murmuredH7279(QalPasPtc) shall learnH3925(QalImpf) doctrine.H3948

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