New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 29:1
1Woe, O 1Ariel, 2Ariel the city where David once 3camped! Add year to year, 45observe your feasts on schedule.
Isaiah 29:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
- New International Version (NIV)Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel, the city where David settled! Add year to year and let your cycle of festivals go on.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ah, Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts run their round.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add year to year; Let feasts come around.
Context of Isaiah 29:1
Woe, O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped! Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule. 2I will bring distress to Ariel, And she will be a city of lamenting and mourning; And she will be like an Ariel to me. 3I will camp against you encircling you, And I will set siegeworks against you, And I will raise up battle towers against you.
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ה֚וֹי אֲרִיאֵ֣ל אֲרִיאֵ֔ל קִרְיַ֖ת חָנָ֣ה דָוִ֑ד סְפ֥וּ שָׁנָ֛ה עַל־שָׁנָ֖ה חַגִּ֥ים יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 29:1
- Isaiah 31:9“His rock will pass away because of panic, And his princes will be terrified at the standard,” Declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 43:15The altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four horns.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
- Isaiah 1:11“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
- Jeremiah 7:21Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat flesh.
- Hosea 5:6They will go with their flocks and herds To seek the Lord, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn from them.
- Hosea 8:13As for My sacrificial gifts, They sacrifice the flesh and eat it, But the Lord has taken no delight in them. Now He will remember their iniquity, And punish them for their sins; They will return to Egypt.
- Hosea 9:4They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the Lord, Their sacrifices will not please Him. Their bread will be like mourners’ bread; All who eat of it will be defiled, For their bread will be for themselves alone; It will not enter the house of the Lord.
- Amos 4:4“Enter Bethel and transgress; In Gilgal multiply transgression! Bring your sacrifices every morning, Your tithes every three days.
- Hebrews 10:1For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near.
- Isaiah 66:3“But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog’s neck; He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine’s blood; He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations,
- Micah 6:6With what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves?
Commentaries on Isaiah 29:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Ariel - That Jerusalem is here called by this name is very certain: but the reason of this name, and the meaning of it as applied to Jerusalem, is very obscure and doubtful. Some, with the Chaldee, suppose it to be taken from the hearth of the great altar of burnt-offerings which Ezekiel plainly calls by the same name, and that Jerusalem is here considered as the seat of the fire of God, אל אור ur el which should issue from thence to consume his enemies…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Wo - (compare the note at Isaiah 18:1). To Ariel - There can be no doubt that Jerusalem is here intended. The declaration that it was the city where David dwelt, as well as the entire scope of the prophecy, proves this. But still, it is not quiet clear why the city is here called “Ariel.” The margin reads, O Ariel, that is, the lion of God.‘ The word (אריאל 'ărı̂y'ēl ) is compounded of two words, and is usually supposed to be made up of ארי 'ărı̂y “a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Judgements on Jerusalem and on its enemies. (Is. 29:1-8) The senselessness and hypocrisy of the Jews. (Is. 29:9-16) The conversion of the Gentiles, and future blessings for the Jews. (Is. 29:17-24) Verses 1-8 Ariel may signify the altar of burnt-offerings. Let Jerusalem know that outward religious services will not make men free from judgements. Hypocrites never can please God, nor make their peace with him. God had often and long, by a host of angels…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Ariel was another name for Mount Zion (Isaiah 29:8). It likely means "altar of God."Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-24This chapter opens the series of prophecies as to the invasion of Judea under Sennacherib, and its deliverance. 1. Ariel--Jerusalem; Ariel means "Lion of God," that is, city rendered by God invincible: the lion is emblem of a mighty hero (2Sa 23:20). Otherwise "Hearth of God," that is, place where the altar-fire continually burns to God (Is 31:9; Eze 43:15, 16). add ... year to year--ironically; suffer one year after another to glide on in the round of…Read the comment
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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
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