Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 29

1Hoה֚וֹיHoH1945Arielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740,Arielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740, thecityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151whereעַל־'al-H5921Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732encampedחָנָ֣הcha.NahH2583!addH5595yeyearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141toyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141; let thefeastsחַגִּ֥יםcha.GimH2282comeroundיִנְקֹֽפוּ׃yin.Ko.fuH5362:

2then will Idistressוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740, and there shall bemourningוַֽאֲנִיָּ֔הva.'a.ni.YahH592and lamentation: and she shall be untomeH1961asArielכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740.

3And I willcampוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583againstH5921thee roundaboutH5921, and will lay siegeagainstH5921thee with a fort, and I willraiseוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965siegeworksH5921againstH5921thee.

4And thou shalt bebroughtוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961downתִּשַּׁ֣חti.ShachH7817, and shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696out of thegroundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and thyspeechH1696shall belowוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213out of thedustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083; and thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963shall be as of one that hath a familiarspiritכְּא֤וֹבke.'ovH178, out of thegroundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776, and thyspeechH1696shallwhisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850out of thedustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

5But themultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thy foes shall be like smalldustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80, and themultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the terribleonesעָֽרִיצִ֔ים'a.ri.TzimH6184aschaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671that passethawayעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674: yea, it shall be at aninstantלְפֶ֥תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597.

6Sheמֵעִ֨םme.'ImH5973shall bevisitedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635withthunderH6963, and withearthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494, andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseH6963, with whirlwind andtempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591, and theflameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of adevouringאוֹכֵלָֽה׃'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7And themultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that fightagainstH5921Arielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740,evenH5921allH3605that fightagainstH5921herH3605andherH3605strong hold, and thatdistressוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693herH3605, shall be as adreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472, avisionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377of thenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915.

8And it shall be as when anhungryהָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'EvH7457manH5315dreameth, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, he eateth; but he awaketh, and hissoulH5315isemptyוְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.KahH7386: or as when athirstyהַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'H6771manH5315dreameth, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, he isfaintעָיֵ֔ף'a.YefH5889, and hissoulH5315hathappetiteH5315:soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shall themultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be, that fightagainstעַל־'al-H5921mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

9Tarry ye andwonderוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539, take your pleasure and beblindH8173: they are drunken, butnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808withwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196; theystaggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128, butnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withstrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH7941.

10For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath pouredoutH5921uponH5921youכִּֽי־ki-H3588thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofdeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639, and hathclosedH3680youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869, theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030; and yourheadsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218, theseersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374, hath hecoveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.

11AndallH3605visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380isbecomeוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961untoyouH834as thewordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of abookH5612that issealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856,whichH834menH3605deliverיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414to one that islearnedיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045,sayingH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, Iprayנָא־na'-H4994thee: and he saith, Icannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808, for it issealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:

12and thebookH5612isdeliveredוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414to him that isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808learnedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045,sayingH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, Iprayנָא־na'-H4994thee: and he saith, I amnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808learnedיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.

13And theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Forasmuch as thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971drawנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066nigh untomeH4480, and with theirmouthבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310and with theirlipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193doH2088honourmeH4480, but haveremovedH7368theirheartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368frommeH4480, and theirfearH3373ofmeH4480is acommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687ofmenH376whichH2088hath beentaughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925them:

14therefore,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I will proceed todoיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254amarvelousלְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'H6381work among thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,evenלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651amarvelousהַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'H6381work and a wonder: and thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of theirwiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menH2450shallperishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6, and theunderstandingנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995of theirprudentH995menH2450shall behidתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them thatseekרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009tohideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641theircounselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098from theLORDמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068, and theirworksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639are in thedarkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285, and theysayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Who seethusH3045? and who knowethusH3045?

16YeturnH995things upsidedownH3588! Shall thepotterH3335becountedיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as clay; that thethingH3588madeH6213shouldsayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559of him thatmadeH6213it, HemadeH6213meH995notלֹ֣אlo'H3808; or thethingH3588framedsayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559of him that framed it, He hathnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808understandingH995?

17Is itnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808yet averyמִזְעָ֔רmiz.'ArH4213littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592whileעוֹד֙'OdH5750, andLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844shall beturnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725intoH7725afruitfulH3759fieldH3759, and thefruitfulH3759fieldH3759shall becountedיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803for aforestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

18And in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117shall thedeafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795hearוְשָׁמְע֧וּve.sha.me.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of thebookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612, and theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of theblindעִוְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5787shallseeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200outH7200ofobscurityH2822andoutH7200ofdarknessוּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְu.me.Cho.shekhH2822.

19The meek also shallincreaseוְיָסְפ֧וּve.ya.se.FuH3254theirjoyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068, and thepoorוְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יve.'ev.yo.NeiH34amongmenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120shallrejoiceיָגִֽילוּ׃ya.Gi.luH1523in theHolyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

20For the terrible one isbroughtוְכָ֣לָהve.Kha.lahH3615to nought, and the scorner ceaseth, andallכָּל־kol-H3605they thatwatchשֹׁ֥קְדֵיSho.ke.deiH8245foriniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205arecutוְנִכְרְת֖וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772:

21thatmakeוְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַve.la.mo.Khi.achH3198amanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120an offender in acauseH1697, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andturnH5186asideוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186thejustH1697with athingH1697of nought.

22Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, whoredeemedפָּדָ֖הpa.DahH6299Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, concerning thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290:Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258beashamedיֵבוֹשׁ֙ye.Vo.oshH954,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall hisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258waxpaleיֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃ye.che.Va.ruH2357.

23But when he seeth hischildrenיְלָדָ֞יוye.la.DavH3206, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of minehandsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027, in themidstבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130of him, they shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;yeaכִּ֣יkiH3588, they shallsanctifyוְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hik.Di.shuH6942theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and shallstandH6206inaweיַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ya.'a.Ri.tzuH6206of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

24They also thaterrתֹֽעֵי־to.'ei-H8582inspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shall come tounderstandingבִּינָ֑הbi.NahH998, and they that murmur shalllearnיִלְמְדוּ־yil.me.du-H3925doctrine.

Commentaries on Isaiah 29

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