Isaiah 29:20

Isaiah 29:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
• New International Version (NIV)The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off—
• New Living Translation (NLT)The scoffer will be gone, the arrogant will disappear, and those who plot evil will be killed.

Context of Isaiah 29:20

18In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. 19The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off, 21who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. 22Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow pale.

Isaiah 29:20 word by word

כִּֽי־אָפֵ֥ס עָרִ֖יץ וְכָ֣לָה לֵ֑ץ וְנִכְרְת֖וּ כָּל־שֹׁ֥קְדֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the terrible oneעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
• is brought to noughtאָפֵס'âphês · to endH656
• and the scornerלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• is consumedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• and all that watchשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
• for iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• are cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Isaiah 29:20

• Isaiah 29:5But the multitude of your foreign foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the ruthless like passing chaff. And in an instant, suddenly,
• Isaiah 13:3I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.
• Isaiah 25:4For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
• Isaiah 49:25For thus says the Lord: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
• Isaiah 51:13and have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor?
• Daniel 7:7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
• Habakkuk 1:6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize dwellings not their own.
• Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem!
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
• Luke 23:11And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.
• Mark 2:6Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,
• Mark 3:2And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
• Luke 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.
• Luke 13:14But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
• Luke 20:20So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Commentaries on Isaiah 29:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20For the terrible one - The violent one (עריץ ‛ârı̂yts ), the oppressor, who had exercised cruelty over them. This, I suppose, refers to the haughty among the Jews themselves; to those who held offices of power, and who abused them to oppress the poor and needy. And the scorner - (see Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 28:22). Is consumed - Shall be entirely destroyed. And all that watch for iniquity - That is, who anxiously seek for opportunities to commit iniquity.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The wonderful change here foretold, may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ from among the Gentiles, then the wilderness was turned into a fruitful field; and the Jewish church, that had long been a fruitful field, became as a deserted forest. Those who, when in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause greatly to rejoice in him. The grace of meekness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-24This threat of coming judgment is the third of the six woes (see study note on Isaiah 28:1–33:24). It begins with judgment but moves to a vision of creation being renewed and of the wicked coming to an end.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. terrible--namely, the persecutors among the Jewish nobles. scorner--(Is 28:14, 22). watch for--not only commit iniquity, but watch for opportunities of committing it, and make it their whole study (see Mi 2:1; Mt 26:59; 27:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 29:20

• Church
• Infidelity
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Malice
• Persecution
• Presumption
• Rulers
• Scoffing
• Uncharitableness

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Commentaries on Isaiah 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings