Isaiah 29
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 29 of 66
Chapter Summary
Jehovah's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem. the futility of the nations. The senselessness, and deep hypocrisy of the Jews.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Israel's former king, recalled as the one who camped at Ariel (Jerusalem).
The covenant patriarch whose house Jehovah addresses; promised he shall no longer be ashamed.
The patriarch whom Jehovah redeemed, invoked in the closing promise to the house of Jacob.
Timeline
A woe is declared against Ariel (Jerusalem), the city where David camped. God promises to besiege it, compress it, and bring its voice down to the dust.
Isaiah 29:1-4The host of nations fighting against Mount Zion will suddenly vanish like a dream or a night vision, leaving their hunger and thirst unsatisfied.
Isaiah 29:5-8Jehovah pours out a spirit of deep sleep on the people, blinding the prophets and seers, making the prophetic vision like a sealed book that no one can read.
Isaiah 29:9-12Read Isaiah 29 in the KJ3 Reader
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