Isaiah 29

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 29 of 66

1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David camped. Add year on year; let go around their feasts.

2 And I will compress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and sorrow; and it shall be to Me as Ariel.

3 And I will camp as a circle on you, and will lay siege work on you; and I will raise up ramparts on you.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem. the futility of the nations. The senselessness, and deep hypocrisy of the Jews.

Key Hebrew Words

סֵ֫פֶר book (sealed) H5612 · TWOT 1540b
תַּרְדֵּמָה deep sleep H8639 · TWOT 2123a
חֹ֫מֶר clay H2563 · TWOT 683c
יָצַר potter, former H3335 · TWOT 898
פֶּ֫לֶא wonder H6382 · TWOT 1768a
קָדַשׁ sanctify, set apart H6942 · TWOT 1990

People & Context

David

Israel's former king, recalled as the one who camped at Ariel (Jerusalem).

Jacob

The covenant patriarch whose house Jehovah addresses; promised he shall no longer be ashamed.

Abraham

The patriarch whom Jehovah redeemed, invoked in the closing promise to the house of Jacob.

Timeline

Woe to Ariel

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 29:1-4
Disappearance of the Attacking Multitude

The host of nations fighting against Mount Zion will suddenly vanish like a dream or a night vision, leaving their hunger and thirst unsatisfied.

Isaiah 29:5-8
The Spirit of Deep Sleep

Jehovah 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 29:9-12

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