Isaiah 29:5

Isaiah 29:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Moreover the multitude of your foes Shall be like fine dust, And the multitude of the terrible ones Like chaff that passes away; Yes, it shall be in an instant, suddenly.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But suddenly, your ruthless enemies will be crushed like the finest of dust. Your many attackers will be driven away like chaff before the wind. Suddenly, in an instant,

Context of Isaiah 29:5

3And I will encamp against you all around, and will besiege you with towers and I will raise siegeworks against you. 4And you will be brought low; from the earth you shall speak, and from the dust your speech will be bowed down; your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost, and from the dust your speech shall whisper. But 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, 6you will be visited by the Lord of hosts with thunder and with earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire. 7And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, all that fight against her and her stronghold and distress her, shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.

Isaiah 29:5 word by word

וְהָיָ֛ה כְּאָבָ֥ק דַּ֖ק הֲמ֣וֹן זָרָ֑יִךְ וּכְמֹ֤ץ עֹבֵר֙ הֲמ֣וֹן עָֽרִיצִ֔ים וְהָיָ֖ה לְפֶ֥תַע פִּתְאֹֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• of thy strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• shall be like smallדַּקdaq · thinH1851
• dustאָבָק'âbâq · dustH80
• of the terrible onesעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
• as chaffמוֹץmôts môts · chaffH4671
• that passeth awayעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• yea, it shall be at an instantפֶּתַעpetha‛ · suddennessH6621
• suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597

Cross-references for Isaiah 29:5

• Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
• Isaiah 25:5like heat in a dry place. You subdue the noise of the foreigners; as heat by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is put down.
• Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together.
• Isaiah 37:36And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
• Isaiah 17:13The nations roar like the roaring of many waters, but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind and whirling dust before the storm.
• Job 21:18That they are like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away?
• Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
• Psalms 35:5Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
• Isaiah 30:13therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach in a high wall, bulging out and about to collapse, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant;
• Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
• Psalms 76:5The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Commentaries on Isaiah 29:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The multitude of thy strangers "The multitude of the proud" - For זריך zarayich, thy strangers, read זדים zedim, the proud, according to the Septuagint; parallel to and synonymous with עריצים aritsim, the terrible, in the next line: the ר resh was at first ד daleth in a MS. See note on Isaiah 25:2. The fifth, sixth, and seventh verses contain an admirable description of the destruction of Sennacherib's army, with a beautiful variety of the most expressive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Moreover - These verses Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 29:7-8 contain a beautiful description of the destruction of the army of Sennacherib. Though they had laid the plan of a regular siege; though the city, in itself, would not be able to hold out against them, and all was alarm and conscious imbecility within; yet in an instant the siege would be raised, and the advancing hosts of the Assyrians would all be gone. The multitude of thy strangers - The multitude of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8During the Assyrian siege, the Lord would fight for Jerusalem. He would eventually make the Assyrians leave the city.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Moreover--rather, "Yet"; yet in this extremity help shall come, and the enemy be scattered. strangers--foreign enemies, invaders (Is 25:2). it shall be--namely, the destruction of the enemy. at an instant--in a moment (Is 30:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 29:5

• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Dwarf
• Go
• Instant; Instantly
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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