Isaiah 29

1 God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem.

7 The unsatiableness of her enemies.

9 The senselessness,

13 and deep hypocrisy of the Jews.

17 A promise of sanctification to the godly.

29:1

[A.M. 3292. B.C.712. woe. etc. or, O Ariel, that is, the lion of God.]

town <07151> [the city. or, of the city.]

<05595> [add.]

schedule <05362> [kill. Heb. cut off the heads.]

29:2

threaten <06693> [I will.]

Ariel ........... altar <0740> [and it shall.]

Or, as Bp. Lowth renders, "and it shall be unto me as the hearth of the great altar;" that is, it shall be the seat of the fire of God, which shall issue from thence to consume his enemies. The hearth of the altar is expressly called {ariel} by Ezekiel, ch. 43:15; which is put, in the former part of the verse, for Jerusalem, the city in which the altar was. The subject of this and the four following chapters, says Bp. Lowth, is the invasion of Sennacherib; the great distress of the Jews while it continued; their sudden and unexpected deliverance by God's immediate and miraculous interposition on their behalf; the subsequent prosperous state of the kingdom under Hezekiah; interspersed with severe reproofs and threats of punishment for their hypocrisy, stupidity, infidelity, their want of trust in God, and their vain reliance on the assistance of Egypt; and with promises of better times, both immediately to succeed, and to be expected in the future age.

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29:4

fall ... lying <08213> [thou shalt.]

chirp <06850> [whisper. Heb. peep, or chirp.]

29:5

horde .......... horde <01995> [the multitude.]

chaff <04671> [as chaff.]

flash <06621> [at an.]

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29:7

horde <01995> [the multitude.]

besiege <06693> [that distress.]

dream <02472> [as a dream.]

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hungry .... that ....................... that <07457 0834> [as when.]

eating ....................... drinking ........... weak <0398 08354 05889> [behold.]

29:9

amazed <08539> [and wonder.]

totally blind <08173> [cry ye out, and cry. or, take your pleasure and riot.]

drunk <07937> [they are.]

29:10

<03068> [the Lord.]

shut <06105> [hath closed.]

heads <07218> [rulers. Heb. heads.]

seers <02374> [the seers.]

29:11

scroll .......... read <05612> [book. or, letter. that is sealed.]

can't <03201> [I cannot.]

29:12

can't .......... can't <03045> [I am not.]

29:13

<03282> [Forasmuch.]

<03374> [their fear.]

29:14

again <03254> [I will.]

again <03254> [proceed. Heb. add. for the wisdom.]

29:15

<06009> [seek.]

work <04639> [and their works.]

sees <07200> [Who seeth.]

29:16

thinking is perverse <02017> [your turning.]

potter ......................... potter <03335> [as the potter's.]

pottery <03336> [or shall.]

29:17

very <04213> [yet a very.]

Lebanon <03844> [Lebanon.]

orchard .... orchard <03759> [the fruitful.]

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deaf <02795> [the deaf.]

29:19

downtrodden <06035> [meek.]

again <03254> [increase. Heb. add. the poor.]

delight <01523> [rejoice.]

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tyrants <06184> [the terrible.]

those who taunt <03887> [the scorner.]

love to do <08245> [and all.]

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those <0120> [make.]

arbitrates <06983> [and lay.]

deprive <05186> [and turn.]

29:22

delivered <06299> [who redeemed.]

Jacob Jacob ..... be ashamed <03290 0954> [Jacob shall.]

29:23

produce <04639> [the work.]

them they ... honor .... They ... honor <06942> [sanctify.]

respect ... God <0430 06206> [fear the God.]

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stray <08582> [also.]

gain understanding <0998 03045> [come to understanding. Heb. know understanding.]