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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 29:4 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] Οὐαὶ () πόλις () Αριηλ, ἣν () Δαυιδ () ἐπολέμησεν· () συναγάγετε () γενήματα () ἐνιαυτὸν () ἐπ’ () ἐνιαυτόν, () φάγεσθε γὰρ () σὺν () Μωαβ.
[2] Ἐκθλίψω γὰρ () Αριηλ, καὶ () ἔσται () αὐτῆς () ἡ () ἰσχὺς () καὶ () τὸ () πλοῦτος () ἐμοί. ()
[3] Καὶ () κυκλώσω () ὡς () Δαυιδ () ἐπὶ () σὲ () καὶ () βαλῶ () περὶ () σὲ () χάρακα () καὶ () θήσω () περὶ () σὲ () πύργους, ()
[4] καὶ () ταπεινωθήσονται () οἱ () λόγοι () σου () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () οἱ () λόγοι () σου () δύσονται· () καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () οἱ () φωνοῦντες () ἐκ () τῆς () γῆς () ἡ () φωνή () σου, () καὶ () πρὸς () τὸ () ἔδαφος () ἡ () φωνή () σου () ἀσθενήσει. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () κονιορτὸς () ἀπὸ () τροχοῦ () ὁ () πλοῦτος () τῶν () ἀσεβῶν () καὶ () ὡς () χνοῦς φερόμενος, () καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () στιγμὴ () παραχρῆμα ()
[6] παρὰ () κυρίου () σαβαωθ· () ἐπισκοπὴ () γὰρ () ἔσται () μετὰ () βροντῆς () καὶ () σεισμοῦ () καὶ () φωνῆς () μεγάλης, () καταιγὶς φερομένη () καὶ () φλὸξ () πυρὸς () κατεσθίουσα. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () ὁ () ἐνυπνιαζόμενος () ἐν () ὕπνῳ () ὁ () πλοῦτος () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () πάντων, () ὅσοι () ἐπεστράτευσαν ἐπὶ () Αριηλ, καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () στρατευσάμενοι () ἐπὶ () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () συνηγμένοι () ἐπ’ () αὐτὴν () καὶ () θλίβοντες () αὐτήν. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἔσονται () ὡς () οἱ () ἐν () ὕπνῳ () πίνοντες () καὶ () ἔσθοντες, καὶ () ἐξαναστάντων () μάταιον () αὐτῶν () τὸ () ἐνύπνιον, () καὶ () ὃν () τρόπον () ἐνυπνιάζεται () ὁ () διψῶν () ὡς () πίνων () καὶ () ἐξαναστὰς () ἔτι () διψᾷ, () ἡ () δὲ () ψυχὴ () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () κενὸν () ἤλπισεν, () οὕτως () ἔσται () ὁ () πλοῦτος () πάντων () τῶν () ἐθνῶν, () ὅσοι () ἐπεστράτευσαν ἐπὶ () τὸ () ὄρος () Σιων. ()
[9] Ἐκλύθητε () καὶ () ἔκστητε () καὶ () κραιπαλήσατε οὐκ () ἀπὸ () σικερα () οὐδὲ () ἀπὸ () οἴνου· ()
[10] ὅτι () πεπότικεν () ὑμᾶς () κύριος () πνεύματι () κατανύξεως () καὶ () καμμύσει () τοὺς () ὀφθαλμοὺς () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τῶν () προφητῶν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τῶν () ἀρχόντων () αὐτῶν, () οἱ () ὁρῶντες () τὰ () κρυπτά. ()
[11] Καὶ () ἔσονται () ὑμῖν () πάντα () τὰ () ῥήματα () ταῦτα () ὡς () οἱ () λόγοι () τοῦ () βιβλίου () τοῦ () ἐσφραγισμένου () τούτου, () ὃ () ἐὰν () δῶσιν () αὐτὸ () ἀνθρώπῳ () ἐπισταμένῳ () γράμματα () λέγοντες () Ἀνάγνωθι () ταῦτα· () καὶ () ἐρεῖ () Οὐ () δύναμαι () ἀναγνῶναι, () ἐσφράγισται () γάρ. ()
[12] Καὶ () δοθήσεται () τὸ () βιβλίον () τοῦτο () εἰς () χεῖρας () ἀνθρώπου () μὴ () ἐπισταμένου () γράμματα, () καὶ () ἐρεῖ () αὐτῷ () Ἀνάγνωθι () τοῦτο· () καὶ () ἐρεῖ () Οὐκ () ἐπίσταμαι () γράμματα. ()
[13] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () Ἐγγίζει () μοι () ὁ () λαὸς () οὗτος () τοῖς () χείλεσιν () αὐτῶν () τιμῶσίν () με, () ἡ () δὲ () καρδία () αὐτῶν () πόρρω () ἀπέχει ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ, () μάτην () δὲ () σέβονταί () με () διδάσκοντες () ἐντάλματα () ἀνθρώπων () καὶ () διδασκαλίας. ()
[14] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () προσθήσω () τοῦ () μεταθεῖναι () τὸν () λαὸν () τοῦτον () καὶ () μεταθήσω () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () ἀπολῶ () τὴν () σοφίαν () τῶν () σοφῶν () καὶ () τὴν () σύνεσιν () τῶν () συνετῶν () κρύψω. ()
[15] Οὐαὶ () οἱ () βαθέως () βουλὴν () ποιοῦντες () καὶ () οὐ () διὰ () κυρίου· () οὐαὶ () οἱ () ἐν () κρυφῇ () βουλὴν () ποιοῦντες () καὶ () ἔσται () ἐν () σκότει () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἐροῦσιν () Τίς () ἡμᾶς () ἑώρακεν () καὶ () τίς () ἡμᾶς () γνώσεται () ἢ () ἃ () ἡμεῖς () ποιοῦμεν; ()
[16] Οὐχ () ὡς () ὁ () πηλὸς () τοῦ () κεραμέως () λογισθήσεσθε; () Μὴ () ἐρεῖ () τὸ () πλάσμα () τῷ () πλάσαντι () Οὐ () σύ () με () ἔπλασας; () Ἢ () τὸ () ποίημα () τῷ () ποιήσαντι () Οὐ () συνετῶς με () ἐποίησας; ()
[17] Οὐκέτι () μικρὸν καὶ () μετατεθήσεται () ὁ () Λίβανος ὡς () τὸ () ὄρος () τὸ () Χερμελ καὶ () τὸ () ὄρος () τὸ () Χερμελ εἰς () δρυμὸν λογισθήσεται; ()
[18] Καὶ () ἀκούσονται () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () κωφοὶ () λόγους () βιβλίου, () καὶ () οἱ () ἐν () τῷ () σκότει () καὶ () οἱ () ἐν () τῇ () ὁμίχλῃ ὀφθαλμοὶ () τυφλῶν () βλέψονται· ()
[19] καὶ () ἀγαλλιάσονται () πτωχοὶ () διὰ () κύριον () ἐν () εὐφροσύνῃ, () καὶ () οἱ () ἀπηλπισμένοι () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων () ἐμπλησθήσονται () εὐφροσύνης. ()
[20] Ἐξέλιπεν () ἄνομος, () καὶ () ἀπώλετο () ὑπερήφανος, () καὶ () ἐξωλεθρεύθησαν () οἱ () ἀνομοῦντες ἐπὶ () κακίᾳ ()
[21] καὶ () οἱ () ποιοῦντες () ἁμαρτεῖν () ἀνθρώπους () ἐν () λόγῳ· () πάντας () δὲ () τοὺς () ἐλέγχοντας () ἐν () πύλαις () πρόσκομμα () θήσουσιν () καὶ () ἐπλαγίασαν ἐν () ἀδίκοις () δίκαιον. ()
[22] Διὰ () τοῦτο () τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () ἐπὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () Ιακωβ, () ὃν () ἀφώρισεν () ἐξ () Αβρααμ () Οὐ () νῦν () αἰσχυνθήσεται () Ιακωβ () οὐδὲ () νῦν () τὸ () πρόσωπον () μεταβαλεῖ () Ισραηλ· ()
[23] ἀλλ’ () ὅταν () ἴδωσιν () τὰ () τέκνα () αὐτῶν () τὰ () ἔργα () μου, () δι’ () ἐμὲ () ἁγιάσουσιν () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου () καὶ () ἁγιάσουσιν () τὸν () ἅγιον () Ιακωβ () καὶ () τὸν () θεὸν () τοῦ () Ισραηλ () φοβηθήσονται. ()
[24] Καὶ () γνώσονται () οἱ () τῷ () πνεύματι () πλανώμενοι () σύνεσιν, () οἱ () δὲ () γογγύζοντες () μαθήσονται () ὑπακούειν, () καὶ () αἱ () γλῶσσαι () αἱ () ψελλίζουσαι μαθήσονται () λαλεῖν () εἰρήνην. ()

Isaiah 29:24 Corrected from γλώσσαι, as seen in RH and SW. A final αι counts as short for the accent, so the long ω of the next-to-last syllable takes the circumflex. This edition prints γλῶσσαι at its 12 other occurrences.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.