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Isaiah 29 (WEBP)

[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.”

Isaiah 29:2 or, Ariel

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 29 (KJVS)

[1] Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! () add () ye year to year; let them kill () sacrifices.
[2] Yet I will distress () Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
[3] And I will camp () against thee round about, and will lay siege () against thee with a mount, and I will raise () forts against thee.
[4] And thou shalt be brought down, () and shalt speak () out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low () out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper () out of the dust.
[5] Moreover the multitude of thy strangers () shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: () yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
[6] Thou shalt be visited () of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring () fire.
[7] And the multitude of all the nations that fight () against Ariel, even all that fight () against her and her munition, and that distress () her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
[8] It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, () and, behold, he eateth; () but he awaketh, () and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, () and, behold, he drinketh; () but he awaketh, () and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: () so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight () against mount Zion.
[9] Stay () yourselves, and wonder; () cry ye out, () and cry: () they are drunken, () but not with wine; they stagger, () but not with strong drink.
[10] For the Lord hath poured out () upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed () your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. ()
[11] And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, () which men deliver () to one that is learned, () saying, () Read () this, I pray thee: and he saith, () I cannot; () for it is sealed: ()
[12] and the book is delivered () to him that is not learned, () saying, () Read () this, I pray thee: and he saith, () I am not learned. ()
[13] Wherefore the Lord said, () Forasmuch as this people draw near () me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour () me, but have removed their heart far () from me, and their fear toward me is taught () by the precept of men:
[14] therefore, behold, I will proceed () to do a marvellous work () among this people, even a marvellous work () and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, () and the understanding of their prudent () men shall be hid. ()
[15] Woe unto them that seek deep () to hide () their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, () Who seeth () us? and who knoweth () us?
[16] Surely your turning of things upside down () shall be esteemed () as the potter’s () clay: for shall the work say () of him that made () it, He made () me not? or shall the thing framed say () of him that framed () it, He had no understanding? ()
[17] Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned () into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed () as a forest?
[18] And in that day shall the deaf hear () the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see () out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
[19] The meek also shall increase () their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice () in the Holy One of Israel.
[20] For the terrible one is brought to nought, () and the scorner () is consumed, () and all that watch () for iniquity are cut off: ()
[21] that make a man an offender () for a word, and lay a snare () for him that reproveth () in the gate, and turn aside () the just for a thing of nought.
[22] Therefore thus saith () the Lord, who redeemed () Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, () neither shall his face now wax pale. ()
[23] But when he seeth () his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify () my name, and sanctify () the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear () the God of Israel.
[24] They also that erred () in spirit shall come () to understanding, and they that murmured () shall learn () doctrine.

Isaiah 29:1 Heb. out of the heads
Isaiah 29:4a Heb. peep or chirp
Isaiah 29:4b Heb. peep or chirp
Isaiah 29:9 Or, take your pleasure and riot
Isaiah 29:10 Heb. heads
Isaiah 29:11 Or, letter
Isaiah 29:14 Heb. I will add
Isaiah 29:19 Heb. shall add
Isaiah 29:24 Heb. shall know understanding

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 29 (BYZ)

[1] ουαι πολις αριηλ ην δαυιδ επολεμησεν συναγαγετε γενηματα ενιαυτον επ ενιαυτον φαγεσθε γαρ συν μωαβ
[2] εκθλιψω γαρ αριηλ και εσται αυτης η ισχυς και το πλουτος εμοι
[3] και κυκλωσω ως δαυιδ επι σε και βαλω περι σε χαρακα και θησω περι σε πυργους
[4] και ταπεινωθησονται οι λογοι σου εις την γην και εις την γην οι λογοι σου δυσονται και εσται ως οι φωνουντες εκ της γης η φωνη σου και προς το εδαφος η φωνη σου ασθενησει
[5] και εσται ως κονιορτος απο τροχου ο πλουτος των ασεβων και ως χνους φερομενος και εσται ως στιγμη παραχρημα
[6] παρα κυριου σαβαωθ επισκοπη γαρ εσται μετα βροντης και σεισμου και φωνης μεγαλης καταιγις φερομενη και φλοξ πυρος κατεσθιουσα
[7] και εσται ως ο ενυπνιαζομενος εν υπνω ο πλουτος των εθνων παντων οσοι επεστρατευσαν επι αριηλ και παντες οι στρατευσαμενοι επι ιερουσαλημ και παντες οι συνηγμενοι επ αυτην και θλιβοντες αυτην
[8] και εσονται ως οι εν υπνω πινοντες και εσθοντες και εξανασταντων ματαιον αυτων το ενυπνιον και ον τροπον ενυπνιαζεται ο διψων ως πινων και εξαναστας ετι διψα η δε ψυχη αυτου εις κενον ηλπισεν ουτως εσται ο πλουτος παντων των εθνων οσοι επεστρατευσαν επι το ορος σιων
[9] εκλυθητε και εκστητε και κραιπαλησατε ουκ απο σικερα ουδε απο οινου
[10] οτι πεποτικεν υμας κυριος πνευματι κατανυξεως και καμμυσει τους οφθαλμους αυτων και των προφητων αυτων και των αρχοντων αυτων οι ορωντες τα κρυπτα
[11] και εσονται υμιν παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα ως οι λογοι του βιβλιου του εσφραγισμενου τουτου ο εαν δωσιν αυτο ανθρωπω επισταμενω γραμματα λεγοντες αναγνωθι ταυτα και ερει ου δυναμαι αναγνωναι εσφραγισται γαρ
[12] και δοθησεται το βιβλιον τουτο εις χειρας ανθρωπου μη επισταμενου γραμματα και ερει αυτω αναγνωθι τουτο και ερει ουκ επισταμαι γραμματα
[13] και ειπεν κυριος εγγιζει μοι ο λαος ουτος τοις χειλεσιν αυτων τιμωσιν με η δε καρδια αυτων πορρω απεχει απ εμου ματην δε σεβονται με διδασκοντες ενταλματα ανθρωπων και διδασκαλιας
[14] δια τουτο ιδου εγω προσθησω του μεταθειναι τον λαον τουτον και μεταθησω αυτους και απολω την σοφιαν των σοφων και την συνεσιν των συνετων κρυψω
[15] ουαι οι βαθεως βουλην ποιουντες και ου δια κυριου ουαι οι εν κρυφη βουλην ποιουντες και εσται εν σκοτει τα εργα αυτων και ερουσιν τις ημας εωρακεν και τις ημας γνωσεται η α ημεις ποιουμεν
[16] ουχ ως ο πηλος του κεραμεως λογισθησεσθε μη ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι ου συ με επλασας η το ποιημα τω ποιησαντι ου συνετως με εποιησας
[17] ουκετι μικρον και μετατεθησεται ο λιβανος ως το ορος το χερμελ και το ορος το χερμελ εις δρυμον λογισθησεται
[18] και ακουσονται εν τη ημερα εκεινη κωφοι λογους βιβλιου και οι εν τω σκοτει και οι εν τη ομιχλη οφθαλμοι τυφλων βλεψονται
[19] και αγαλλιασονται πτωχοι δια κυριον εν ευφροσυνη και οι απηλπισμενοι των ανθρωπων εμπλησθησονται ευφροσυνης
[20] εξελιπεν ανομος και απωλετο υπερηφανος και εξωλεθρευθησαν οι ανομουντες επι κακια
[21] και οι ποιουντες αμαρτειν ανθρωπους εν λογω παντας δε τους ελεγχοντας εν πυλαις προσκομμα θησουσιν και επλαγιασαν εν αδικοις δικαιον
[22] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος επι τον οικον ιακωβ ον αφωρισεν εξ αβρααμ ου νυν αισχυνθησεται ιακωβ ουδε νυν το προσωπον μεταβαλει ισραηλ
[23] αλλ οταν ιδωσιν τα τεκνα αυτων τα εργα μου δι εμε αγιασουσιν το ονομα μου και αγιασουσιν τον αγιον ιακωβ και τον θεον του ισραηλ φοβηθησονται
[24] και γνωσονται οι τω πνευματι πλανωμενοι συνεσιν οι δε γογγυζοντες μαθησονται υπακουειν και αι γλωσσαι αι ψελλιζουσαι μαθησονται λαλειν ειρηνην