Isa 29 | NASB1995 | STEP | Woe , O Ariel , Ariel the city where David once camped ! Add year to year , observe your feasts on schedule .

‏ Isaiah 29

Jerusalem Is Warned

1 Woe, O ^{▼▼ I.e. Lion of God, or Jerusalem}Ariel, ^{▼▼ I.e. Lion of God, or Jerusalem}Ariel the city where David once ^ccamped!
Add year to year, ^{▼▼ Lit let your feasts run their round
,} ^eobserve your feasts on schedule.
2 I will bring distress to Ariel,
And she will be a city of lamenting and ^fmourning;
And she will be like an Ariel to me.
3 I will ^gcamp against you ^{▼▼ Lit like a circle}encircling you,
And I will set siegeworks against you,
And I will raise up battle towers against you.
4 Then you will ⁱbe brought low;
From the earth you will speak,
And from the dust where you are prostrate
Your words will come.
Your voice will also be like that of a ^{▼▼ Or ghost}spirit from the ground,
And your speech will whisper from the dust.

5 But the multitude of your ^{▼▼ Lit strangers}enemies will become like fine ^ldust,
And the multitude of the ^mruthless ones like the chaff which ^{▼▼ Lit passes away}blows away;
And it will happen ^oinstantly, suddenly.
6 From the Lord of hosts you will be ^ppunished with ^qthunder and earthquake and loud noise,
With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.
7 And the ^rmultitude of all the nations who wage war against ^{▼▼ V 1, note 1}Ariel,
Even all who wage war against her and her stronghold, and who distress her,
Will be like a dream, a ^tvision of the night.
8 It will be as when a hungry man dreams—
And behold, he is eating;
But when he awakens, his ^{▼▼ Lit soul}hunger is not satisfied,
Or as when a thirsty man dreams—
And behold, he is drinking,
But when he awakens, behold, he is faint
And his ^{▼▼ Lit soul}thirst is not quenched.
^wThus the multitude of all the nations will be
Who wage war against Mount Zion.

9 ^xBe delayed and wait,
Blind yourselves and be blind;
They ^ybecome drunk, but not with wine,
They stagger, but not with strong drink.
10 For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep ^zsleep,
He has ^aashut your eyes, the prophets;
And He has covered your heads, the seers.

11 The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed ^{▼▼ Or scroll
,} ^acbook, which when they give it to the one who ^{▼▼ Lit knows books}is literate, saying, “Please read this,” he will say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” 12 Then the ^{▼▼ Or scroll}book will be given to the one who ^{▼▼ Lit does not know books}is illiterate, saying, “Please read this.” And he will say, “I ^{▼▼ Lit do not know books}cannot read.”

13 Then the Lord said, “Because ^ahthis people draw near with their ^{▼▼ Lit mouth}words
And honor Me with their ^{▼▼ Lit lips}lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their ^{▼▼ Lit fear of Me}reverence for Me ^{▼▼ Lit is}consists of ^{▼▼ Lit commandment of rulers}tradition learned by rote,
14 Therefore behold, I will once again deal ^anmarvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;
And ^aothe wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”

15 Woe to those who deeply ^aphide their ^{▼▼ Lit counsel}plans from the Lord,
And whose ^ardeeds are done in a dark place,
And they say, ^as“Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”
16 You turn things around!
Shall the potter be considered ^{▼▼ Lit like}as equal with the clay,
That ^auwhat is made would say to its maker, “He did not make me”;
Or what is formed say to him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?

Blessing after Discipline

17 Is it not yet just a little while
^{▼▼ Lit And}Before Lebanon will be turned into a ^awfertile field,
And the fertile field will be considered as a forest?
18 On that day the ^axdeaf will hear ^aywords of a book,
And out of their gloom and darkness the ^azeyes of the blind will see.
19 The ^baafflicted also will increase their gladness in the Lord,
And the ^bbneedy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the ^bcruthless will come to an end and the ^bdscorner will be finished,
Indeed ^beall who ^{▼▼ Lit watch evil}are intent on doing evil will be cut off;
21 Who ^{▼▼ Lit bring a person under condemnation}cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And ^bhensnare him who adjudicates at the gate,
And ^{▼▼ Lit turn aside
,} ^bjdefraud the one in the right with ^{▼▼ Lit confusion}meaningless arguments.

22 Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed ^blAbraham, concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob ^bmshall not now be ashamed, nor shall his face now turn pale;
23 But when ^{▼▼ Or his children see}he sees his ^bochildren, the ^bpwork of My hands, in his midst,
They will sanctify My name;
Indeed, they will ^bqsanctify the Holy One of Jacob
And will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 “Those who ^brerr in ^{▼▼ Lit spirit}mind will ^btknow ^{▼▼ Lit understanding}the truth,
And those who ^{▼▼ Lit murmur}criticize will ^{▼▼ Lit learn
,} ^bxaccept instruction.