Isaiah 29
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Isa 29:1 - Woe,^H1945 O [fn]Ariel,^H740 [fn]Ariel^H740 the city^H7151 where David^H1732 once camped!^H2583
Add^H3254 year^H8141 to year,^H8141 [fn]observe^H5362 your feasts^H2282 on schedule.^H5362

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Isa 29:2 - I will bring^H6693 distress^H6693 to Ariel,^H740
And she will be a city of lamenting^H8386 and mourning;^H592
And she will be like an Ariel^H740 to me.

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Isa 29:3 - I will camp^H2583 against^H5921 you [fn]encircling^H1754 you,
And I will set^H6696 siegeworks^H4674 against^H5921 you,
And I will raise^H6965 up battle^H4694 towers^H4694 against^H5921 you.

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Isa 29:4 - Then you will be brought^H8213 low;^H8213
From the earth^H776 you will speak,^H1696
And from the dust^H6083 where you are prostrate^H7817
Your words^H565 will come.
Your voice^H6963 will also be like that of a [fn]spirit^H178 from the ground,^H776
And your speech^H565 will whisper^H6850 from the dust.^H6083

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Isa 29:5 - But the multitude^H1995 of your [fn]enemies^H2114 will become^H1961 like fine^H1851 dust,^H80
And the multitude^H1995 of the ruthless^H6184 ones^H6184 like the chaff^H4671 which [fn]blows^H5674 away;^H5674
And it will happen^H1961 instantly,^H6621 suddenly.^H6597

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Isa 29:6 - From the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 you will be punished^H6485 with thunder^H7482 and earthquake^H7494 and loud^H1419 noise,^H6963
With whirlwind^H5492 and tempest^H5591 and the flame^H3851 of a consuming^H398 fire.^H784

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Isa 29:7 - And the multitude^H1995 of all^H3605 the nations^H1471 who wage^H6633 war^H6633 against^H5921 [fn]Ariel,^H740
Even all^H3605 who wage^H6633 war^H6633 against her and her stronghold,^H4685 and who distress^H6693 her,
Will be like a dream,^H2472 a vision^H2377 of the night.^H3915

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Isa 29:8 - It will be as when^H834 a hungry^H7457 man^H7457 dreams^H2492—
And behold,^H2009 he is eating;^H398
But when he awakens,^H6974 his [fn]hunger^H5315 is not satisfied,^H7386
Or as when^H834 a thirsty^H6771 man^H6771 dreams^H2492—
And behold,^H2009 he is drinking,^H8354
But when he awakens,^H6974 behold,^H2009 he is faint^H5889
And his [fn]thirst^H5315 is not quenched.^H8264
Thus^H3651 the multitude^H1995 of all^H3605 the nations^H1471 will be
Who wage^H6633 war^H6633 against^H5921 Mount^H2022 Zion.^H6726

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Isa 29:9 - Be delayed^H4102 and wait,^H8539
Blind^H8173 yourselves and be blind;^H8173
They become^H7937 drunk,^H7937 but not with wine,^H3196
They stagger,^H5128 but not with strong^H7941 drink.^H7941

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Isa 29:10 - For the LORD^H3068 has poured^H5258 over^H5921 you a spirit^H7307 of deep^H8639 sleep,^H8639
He has shut^H6105 your eyes,^H5869 the prophets;^H5030
And He has covered^H3680 your heads,^H7218 the seers.^H2374

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Isa 29:11 - The entire^H3605 vision^H2380 will be to you like the words^H1697 of a sealed^H2856 [fn]book,^H5612 which^H834 when they give^H5414 it to the one who [fn]is literate,^H3045^H5612 saying,^H559 “Please^H4994 read^H7121 this,”^H2088 he will say,^H559 “I cannot,^H3201^H3808 for it is sealed.”^H2856

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Isa 29:12 - Then the [fn]book^H5612 will be given^H5414 to the one who^H834 [fn]is illiterate,^H3808^H3045^H5612 saying,^H559 “Please^H4994 read^H7121 this.”^H2088 And he will say,^H559 “I [fn]cannot^H3808 read.”^H3045^H5612

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Isa 29:13 - Then the Lord^H136 said,^H559
“Because^H3282^H3588 this^H2088 people^H5971 draw^H5066 near^H5066 with their [fn]words^H6310
And honor^H3513 Me with their [fn]lip^H8193 service,^H8193
But they remove^H7368 their hearts^H3820 far^H7368 from Me,
And their [fn]reverence^H3372 for Me [fn]consists^H1961 of [fn]tradition^H4687^H376 learned^H3925 by rote,

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Isa 29:14 - Therefore^H3651 behold,^H2009 I will once again^H3254 deal^H6381 marvelously^H6381 with this^H2088 people,^H5971 wondrously^H6381 marvelous;^H6381
And the wisdom^H2451 of their wise^H2450 men^H2450 will perish,^H6
And the discernment^H998 of their discerning^H995 men will be concealed.”^H5641

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Isa 29:15 - Woe^H1945 to those who deeply^H6009 hide^H5641 their [fn]plans^H6098 from the LORD,^H3068
And whose deeds^H4639 are done in a dark^H4285 place,^H4285
And they say,^H559 “Who^H4310 sees^H7200 us?” or “Who^H4310 knows^H3045 us?”

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Isa 29:16 - You turn^H2016 things around!^H2016
Shall the potter^H3335 be considered^H2803 [fn]as equal with the clay,^H2563
That what^H4639 is made^H4639 would say^H559 to its maker,^H6213 “He did not make^H6213 me”;
Or what^H3336 is formed^H3335 say^H559 to him who formed^H3335 it, “He has no^H3808 understanding”?^H995

Blessing after Discipline

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Isa 29:17 - Is it not yet^H5750 just a little^H4592 while^H4592
[fn]Before Lebanon^H3844 will be turned^H7725 into a fertile^H3759 field,^H3759
And the fertile^H3759 field^H3759 will be considered^H2803 as a forest?^H3293

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Isa 29:18 - On that day^H3117 the deaf^H2795 will hear^H8085 words^H1697 of a book,^H5612
And out of their gloom^H652 and darkness^H2822 the eyes^H5869 of the blind^H5787 will see.^H7200

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Isa 29:19 - The afflicted^H6035 also will increase^H3254 their gladness^H8057 in the LORD,^H3068
And the needy^H34 of mankind^H120 will rejoice^H1523 in the Holy^H6918 One^H6918 of Israel.^H3478

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Isa 29:20 - For the ruthless^H6184 will come^H656 to an end^H656 and the scorner^H3887 will be finished,^H3615
Indeed all^H3605 who [fn]are intent^H8245 on doing^H8245 evil^H205 will be cut^H3772 off;^H3772

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Isa 29:21 - Who [fn]cause a person^H120 to be indicted^H2398 by a word,^H1697
And ensnare^H6983 him who adjudicates^H3198 at the gate,^H8179
And [fn]defraud^H5186 the one^H6662 in the right^H6662 with [fn]meaningless^H8414 arguments.^H8414

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Isa 29:22 - Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD,^H3068 who^H834 redeemed^H6299 Abraham,^H85 concerning^H413 the house^H1004 of Jacob:^H3290
“Jacob^H3290 shall not now^H6258 be ashamed,^H954 nor^H3808 shall his face^H6440 now^H6258 turn^H2357 pale;^H2357

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Isa 29:23 - But when^H3588 [fn]he sees^H7200 his children,^H3206 the work^H4639 of My hands,^H3027 in his midst,^H7130
They will sanctify^H6942 My name;^H8034
Indeed, they will sanctify^H6942 the Holy^H6918 One^H6918 of Jacob^H3290
And will stand^H6206 in awe^H6206 of the God^H430 of Israel.^H3478

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Isa 29:24 - “Those who err^H8582 in [fn]mind^H7307 will know^H3045 [fn]the truth,^H998
And those who [fn]criticize^H7279 will [fn]accept^H3925 instruction.^H3948

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NASB95 Footnotes

(29:1)

I.e. Lion of God, or Jerusalem

(29:1)

Literally: let your feasts run their round

(29:3)

Literally: like a circle

(29:4)

Or, ghost

(29:5)

Literally: strangers

(29:5)

Literally: passes away

V 1, note 1

Literally: soul

Or, scroll

Literally: knows books

(29:12)

Or, scroll

(29:12)

Literally: does not know books

(29:12)

Literally: do not know books

Literally: mouth

Literally: lips

Literally: fear of Me

Literally: is

Literally: commandment of rulers

Literally: counsel

Literally: like

Literally: And

Literally: watch evil

(29:21)

Literally: bring a person under condemnation

(29:21)

Literally: turn aside

(29:21)

Literally: confusion

(29:23)

Or, his children see

Literally: spirit

Literally: understanding

Literally: murmur