New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 29:20
20For the 1ruthless will come to an end and the 2scorner will be finished, Indeed 3all who 4are intent on doing evil will be eliminated,
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—
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,
- 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—
Context of Isaiah 29:20
18On that day those who are deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of those who are blind will see. 19The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished, Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be eliminated, 21Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments. 22Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob will not be ashamed now, nor will his face turn pale now;
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כִּֽי־אָפֵ֥ס עָרִ֖יץ וְכָ֣לָה לֵ֑ץ וְנִכְרְת֖וּ כָּל־שֹׁ֥קְדֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 29:20
- Isaiah 29:5But the multitude of your enemies will become like fine dust, And the multitude of the ruthless ones like the chaff which blows away; And it will happen instantly, suddenly.
- Isaiah 13:3I have commanded My consecrated ones, I have also called for My warriors Who boast in My eminence, To execute My anger.
- Isaiah 25:4For You have been a stronghold for the helpless, A stronghold for the poor in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.
- Isaiah 49:25Indeed, this is what the Lord says: “Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of a tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons.
- Isaiah 51:13That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth, That you fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, As he makes ready to destroy? And where is the rage of the oppressor?
- Daniel 7:7After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and 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 grim and impetuous people Who march throughout the earth, To take possession of dwelling places that are not theirs.
- Isaiah 28:14Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
- Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were ridiculing Him.
- Luke 23:11And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, dressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise wrongdoing, Who practice evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, Because it is in the power of their hands.
- Mark 2:6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking it over in their hearts,
- Mark 3:2And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
- Luke 6:7Now the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him.
- Luke 13:14But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days during which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
- Luke 20:20And so they watched Him closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority 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
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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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